Maintenance Supervisor - Carrington, Nsw

Maintenance Supervisor - Carrington, NSW

About ARTC

Keeping Australia moving and growing our network for the future brings immense opportunities.

At ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation), we are one of the largest rail network owners in Australia. With more than 1,800 employees across 39 locations, we all work towards our common goal to link the nation and keep Australia moving. As the rail industry undergoes significant transformation, we've invested billions of dollars to build, expand and modernise our network to get freight off the road and onto rail, and we're not stopping. That's good for our customers, motorists, the environment, and communities.

About the Division / Team

Our Hunter Valley network primarily services the Hunter Valley coal chain - the world's largest thermal coal export operation - by providing an efficient and reliable rail transportation system between mines and the Port of Newcastle. We manage the movement of around 250 trains per day on our network. Around half of these being coal trains and the other half comprised of passenger services, as well as grain, general intermodal, and other bulk freight trains.

About the Opportunity

ARTC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Maintenance Supervisor to join our team at Carrington. As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in prioritizing, coordinating, and overseeing the efficient planned maintenance and breakdown work execution conducted by the Provisioning Centre. Reporting through the Area Manager at Port Waratah Provisioning Centre, you will ensure that work processes align with ARTC's planning processes and adhere to relevant requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliance with ARTC's maintenance strategies and regulations, including the Hunter Valley Maintenance Strategy, Hunter Valley Access Undertaking, and NSW Network Rules.
• Identify and promptly communicate critical issues affecting Asset Maintenance performance to the Area Manager.
• Support effective human resource management practices and consistent administration of policies and procedures.
• Manage the weekly plan and drive team efficiencies, focusing on labor productivity.
• Provide effective leadership and management to Work Group Leaders, offering guidance on behavior and time management.
• Coordinate responses to network disruptions and break-in work in collaboration with Work Group Leaders and the Maintenance Planner.
• Support safety initiatives and collaborate with Work Group Leaders to improve safety practices.
• Educate and train Work Group Leaders, Maintenance Planner, and Works Coordinator on Maintenance Integration objectives to increase work hours and productivity.

About You

To ensure success in this position, applicants will be able to demonstrate:

Essential Selection Criteria:

• Relevant Trade Qualification
• Experience in Work Management and the use of CMMS (SAP or Ellipse)
• Demonstrated ability to lead change processes
• Demonstrated frontline leadership experience of a maintenance team
• Driver's license - Class C

Desirable Selection Criteria:

• Cert IV Leadership & Management or Project Management
• Demonstrated commercial acumen
• Exposure to government-based enterprises with experience in improvement
• Knowledge of:
  
  • Australian standards for track infrastructure, including the railway National Code of Practice
  • Railway safe working systems, principles, and audit requirements

What we offer

You will have access to a variety of benefits working with us, including but not limited to:

• Competitive remuneration
• An uncompromising commitment to a Zero-Harm working environment
• Fully paid on the job training
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for all employees and their direct family members
• Numerous financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits Including salary sacrifice option of novated leasing, discounts and support programs

Our Organisation and Culture

We foster an inclusive, values led culture and embrace diversity in all forms. Together, our people build a respectful, fair, and flexible workplace and we thrive on creating an environment where your hard work and achievements are recognised.

We have an uncompromising commitment to your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with ongoing development opportunities is important to us.

We rely on the diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented employees regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or cultural background.

At ARTC, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making a real difference for Australia's first peoples and encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. Come and join us at ARTC and experience belonging.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today. As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. ARTC is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

For further information relating to the role, please contact - ***********@artc.com.au

Applications close:30th May 2024.

ARTC reserve the right to progress applications prior to the closing date.