Transportation Solutions Specialist

The core of our operations is transportation. You have the opportunity to utilize your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future.

This role is responsible for ensuring overall organisational production, quality and safety objectives are met. You will drive change; supervise, support and motivate team members; and foster a cross functional, collaborative team environment with all stakeholders.

Additional Duties Include:

• Production Operations: Conduct daily start-up meetings and team meetings. Report and deliver KPI's. Monitor and secure manning levels per station. Ensure that processes for each workstation are up to date. Ensure all parts shortages are controlled and reported.
• Production Personnel: Lead, motivate, encourage and manage performance of the production team. Ensure that training plans are actioned, and employee's skills meet required standards. Participate in monthly performance evaluation sessions with employees, and escalate ongoing performance issues to the Production Manager as required. Monitor and manage team member performance and provide feedback.
• Quality: Initiate investigations, action and monitor progress, promote and ensure Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of the cross functional teams is conducted within 24 hours to support continuous improvement. Secure corrective actions for deviations. Conduct audit quality checks and report to the team in a timely manner. Review, investigate and document unresolved faults. Initiate, facilitate and motivate the cross functional team members to review areas for improvement. Work actively to reduce the number of Defects Per Vehicle.
• Safety and Environment: Ensure compliance with Environmental Policy and Workplace Health & Safety policies and practices. Promote a safety conscious way of working. Promote, monitor and ensure that all incidents and near misses are reported according to procedure. Work cross functionally to investigate and promote safety improvement initiatives and are implemented to protect or minimise harm in the workplace. Promote, monitor and ensure that teams are wearing relevant personal protective equipment ensuring compliance to policies and procedure. Ensure all team members are working in a safe and effective manner compliant to the core values of Safety, Quality and Environmental care.

About This Role:

You will be an experienced Team Leader in the manufacturing environment. You thrive in an environment where outcomes are measured and are transparent. You enjoy the day-to-day management of your team including developing their skills and you promote a very strong safety focus.

Requirements:

• Significant manufacturing industry experience in a leadership role
• Significant experience working in a skills-based matrix environment
• Understanding of logistics systems and processes
• Demonstrated health, safety and environment focus
• Demonstrated ability in participating in and leading improvement teams
• Requisite experience in problem solving tools e.g., 5 Whys
• Sound Knowledge of AS-400
• Sound computer skills (MS Office and other work-related software)
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Benefits:

• Additional superannuation payments when you invest with the company superannuation fund
• Loyalty is valued with VGA Service Recognition Program
• A dedicated Health & Wellbeing program including Employee Assistance Program and discounted Private Health Insurance & Dental
• Purchase leave policy
• Educational Assistance
• VGA Scholarship Program
• Income Protection
• Workplace Giving Personal Computer Program
• Volvo new car discount

Why Join Us:

We are shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.