Wagon Operations Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote and ensure adherence to Safety, Health, and Environmental standards across the site by implementing and maintaining effective organizational systems, programs, and procedures. Regularly review and enhance site-specific safety protocols to achieve superior safety outcomes.
• Oversee daily production activities to meet the operational requirements for wagons efficiently, including optimal resource allocation.
• Manage the entire work area, which includes:
  • Coordinating activities for preventive maintenance and repairs of out-of-service wagons.
  • Supervising repair activities for plant and equipment within the workshop.
  • Establishing work priorities for the team on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Collaborate with the Capacity Planner to develop weekly and daily resource plans to fulfill operational needs.
• Work closely with planning and production teams to coordinate wagon placement, release forecasting, and pickup schedules.
• Conduct preventative maintenance, repairs, and respond to incidents involving wagons.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety, technical, and quality standards.
• Ensure that all staff and contractors comply with company policies and procedures.
• Supervise and address grievances within the local work environment.
• Manage repair activities in accordance with the depot's budgetary constraints.
• Liaise with Maintenance Planners and Technical Personnel regarding wagon-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with service level agreements.

About You:

You will be an articulate communicator with a solid maintenance background and experience in personnel management, demonstrating outstanding organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Additionally, you will possess:

• A relevant trade background or engineering qualification.
• Proven experience in maintenance management, ideally within the rail or related transport sectors.
• Extensive knowledge of rolling stock performance, technical specifications, and maintenance requirements.
• Demonstrated capability in supervising both trade and non-trade personnel on-site and off-site.
• Experience in frontline management.
• Proven ability to plan and prioritize diverse maintenance tasks to meet operational demands.
• Demonstrated skill in effectively managing a maintenance budget.

Benefits:

At Pacific National, we value diversity and inclusion, recognizing the contributions of each team member. Our core values foster an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for their individuality, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work. When you become part of the Pacific National team, you will be encouraged to take charge of your career, supported by a variety of exciting initiatives, including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
• Access to mentoring programs.
• Paid parental leave for up to 14 weeks, with superannuation after six months of service.
• Parental benefits covering birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care.
• A focus on mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, providing confidential counseling services for employees and their eligible family members at no cost.
• Access to Unmind, a digital platform offering tools, training, and exercises to support mental wellbeing.
• Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits through our partnership with WhereFit.
• Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance, travel, retail brands, vehicles, and more.

We are proud to be recognized as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women. We invite you to explore our Work180 page for more information about our benefits and policies.

We seek applicants who resonate with our values: Simplicity, Collaboration, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Accountability. These values are essential in fostering strong connections with our colleagues and play a significant role in motivating us to deliver our best work.

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