Job Description
Skitube Fitter – Perisher (Year Round)
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Location: Perisher, NSW
n Employment: Full Time, Year Round
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Remuneration:$*****
- $***** (depending on experience and qualifications) + overtime/penalties
n Application Closing Date: October 15
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Keep the mountain moving. Maintain what matters.
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This is not your typical fitter role.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Inspecting, maintaining and repairing rolling stock, rail infrastructure, plant and equipment
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Diagnosing and rectifying mechanical faults
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Carrying out scheduled and preventative maintenance
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Welding, fitting, fabrication and modifications
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Completing maintenance records and work orders
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Supporting asset reliability and minimising downtime
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Working a variable roster, including night shifts during winter
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Following safety, environmental and operational procedures
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What You'll Bring
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Trade Certificate – Mechanical Fitter (essential)
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Experience as a qualified Mechanical Fitter




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Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
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Welding experience
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High attention to detail and commitment to safety
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Ability to undertake physical work, including heavy lifting
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Ability to work collaboratively in a close-knit team
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Reliable, punctual and enthusiastic approach
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Desirable: Railway, rolling stock or rail maintenance experience, along with experience in fabrication, welding or complex mechanical environments.
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Why Join the Skitube Team?
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Work on a unique Swiss-designed rack railway
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Build specialist experience across rolling stock, rail and mechanical systems
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Enjoy a year-round career in the Snowy Mountains
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Free staff ski pass across Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham
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Discounts across food, retail and resort services
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Free group ski and snowboard lessons
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Training, development, wellness programs and staff events
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Staff accommodation may be available
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Important Information
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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.
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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 Positive, Be Safe, Have Fun, Serve Others, Drive Value, Do Right — we create workplaces where people feel supported, respected, and part of something bigger.
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Take your trade to new heights—and underground. Join our Skitube team and build a career surrounded by adventure.

📌 Skitube Fitter (Year Round) (New South Wales)
🏢 Perisher
📍 New South Wales