# Trainee Rail Operator

Check out what it's like to work as a Rail Operator at KiwiRail -click hereit's time to join us! Position Description Located in Palmerston North Training rate starting at $30.42 per hour rising to $33.24 once qualified Shift work with advance planned rosters to support work-life balance Excellent investment in training with genuine career progression opportunities He whakamārama mo te tūranga mahi | About the role: At KiwiRail, your growth matters. We're looking for people with the right attitude, a strong safety mindset, and a willingness to learn. No rail experience? That's okay. We'll provide the training, support, and development needed to help you build a long-term career with us. In this hands-on, physical role, you'll work across our freight rail yards in all weather conditions and play a vital role in keeping New Zealand's freight moving safely and efficiently. Performing shunting operations, including connecting and disconnecting wagons Guiding train drivers during wagon movements and coupling activities Positioning wagons into customer sidings Conducting safety-critical checks to ensure trains are fit for departure Working closely with a small team and communicating clea

- **Id**: 3594092
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kiwirail-trainee-rail-operator-2>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Palmerston North, New Zealand
- **Countries**: NZ
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T00:49:19Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T18:21:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3020
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Rail Transport, Logistics

## Company

- **Id**: 1974127
- **Name**: KiwiRail
- **Domain**: kiwirail.co.nz
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kiwirail>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 24000
- **Max usd**: 44000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 233

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T00:49:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 85
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.946
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:6, wave, win:mid, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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