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 assess and enhance site-specific safety processes to achieve superior safety outcomes.
• Oversee daily production to meet the operational demands of the business division's wagon needs efficiently, including optimal resource allocation.
• Manage the entire work area, which encompasses:
  • Coordination of activities for the PMs/repairs of wagons that are out of service.
  • Management of 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 formulate weekly and daily resource plans to fulfill operational requirements.
• Work closely with customer and business division planning and production teams to synchronize wagon placement, release forecasting, and pickup logistics.
• Conduct preventative maintenance, repairs, and incident management for wagons.
• Ensure that maintenance tasks are executed in compliance with safety, technical, and quality standards.
• Guarantee that all staff and contractors adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Supervise and address grievances within the local work environment.
• Manage repair activities in alignment with the depot's financial plan.
• Liaise with Maintenance Planners and Technical Personnel regarding wagon-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with service level agreements.

About You:

You will possess excellent communication skills, complemented by a relevant maintenance background and experience in personnel management, showcasing outstanding organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Additionally, you will have:

• A relevant trade background or engineering qualification.
• Proven experience in maintenance management, ideally within the rail or related transport sectors.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in 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 client needs.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively managing a maintenance budget.

Benefits:

At Pacific National, we value diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of every team member. Our core values foster an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for their individuality, empowering all to bring their authentic selves to work. As 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 of up to 14 weeks, with superannuation after six months of service.
• Parental benefits for various family structures, including 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 partner, WhereFit.
• Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance, travel, retail brands, vehicles, and more.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women. You can visit our Work180 page to learn more about our benefits and policies.

We seek applicants who resonate with our values: Simplicity, Collaboration, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Accountability. These values help us forge strong connections with everyone we work with and play a crucial role in motivating us to deliver our best work.

Need Reasonable Adjustments?

If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please specify your needs at the time of application.