Skitube Fitter – Perisher (Year Round)
Location:
Perisher, NSW
Employment:
Full Time, Year Round
Remuneration:
$***** - $***** (depending on experience and qualifications) + overtime/penalties
Application Closing Date:
October 15
Keep the mountain moving. Maintain what matters.
This is not your typical fitter role.
As a Skitube Fitter at Perisher, you'll work as part of a close-knit, highly skilled maintenance team responsible for keeping one of Australia's most unique alpine transport systems operating safely and reliably.
The Skitube Alpine Railway is a Swiss-designed rack and cog railway connecting Bullocks Flat with Perisher Valley and Blue Cow Mountain. With extensive underground sections reaching up to 550 metres below ground, the Skitube is a complex operating environment that offers specialist mechanical work you won't find in many other places.
This year-round role offers stability, variety and technical challenge, with the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of rolling stock, track and associated mechanical equipment.
What You'll Be Doing
Inspecting, maintaining and repairing rolling stock, rail infrastructure, plant and equipment
Diagnosing and rectifying mechanical faults
Carrying out scheduled and preventative maintenance
Welding, fitting, fabrication and modifications
Completing maintenance records and work orders
Supporting asset reliability and minimising downtime
Working a variable roster, including night shifts during winter
Following safety, environmental and operational procedures
What You'll Bring
Trade Certificate – Mechanical Fitter (essential)
Experience as a qualified Mechanical Fitter




Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
Welding experience
High attention to detail and commitment to safety
Ability to undertake physical work, including heavy lifting
Ability to work collaboratively in a close-knit team
Reliable, punctual and enthusiastic approach
Desirable:
Railway, rolling stock or rail maintenance experience, along with experience in fabrication, welding or complex mechanical environments.
Why Join the Skitube Team?
Work on a unique Swiss-designed rack railway
Build specialist experience across rolling stock, rail and mechanical systems
Enjoy a year-round career in the Snowy Mountains
Free staff ski pass across Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham
Discounts across food, retail and resort services
Free group ski and snowboard lessons
Training, development, wellness programs and staff events
Staff accommodation may be available
Important Information
This is a safety-critical rail environment. Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment rail medical, drug and alcohol testing, maintain 0.00% BAC while on duty, and comply with Rail Safety National Law and Skitube safety requirements.
Vail Resorts operates some of Australia's most iconic alpine destinations. Our teams bring the mountains to life through professionalism, energy, and genuine care for every guest. Guided by our values —
Be Inclusive, Do Good, Be Protected, Have Fun, Serve Others, Drive Value, Do Right
— we create workplaces where people feel supported, respected, and part of something bigger.
Take your trade to new heights—and underground. Join our Skitube team and build a career surrounded by adventure.
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