AddressThe Opportunity:
Walton Mine Services is an Australian owned and managed company with long standing Business relationships in the New South Wales and Queensland Coal Fields. The Company Prides itself on Safety and a Strong work ethic which has been key to the growth over the past decade and continuing.
Walton Mine Services provides manufactured products and services, along with quality labour & service support to the mining industry.
About the Role:
Our technology-driven firm’s engineering department currently has an immediate opening for a Production Manager. The Production & Project Manager leads the planning, scheduling, and execution of all manufacturing operations within the workshop, in collaboration with the scheduler/estimator and workshop manager. The Production & Project Manager contributes to the success of WMS by ensuring all major projects are produced & manufactured on time, within budget, with the highest quality and uncompromising safety.
Areas of responsibility:
The responsibilities and duties of the successful candidate will be as follows but not limited to:
- Manage production schedule for on-time completion.
- Take an active role in workshop production planning.
- Identify and address key concerns that may alter or impact production scheduling.
- Work with Estimator/Scheduler to create and manage WIP report for tracking development.
- Provide status reports to upper management.
- Partner with design team for product development approval
- Partner with internal teams to engineer products within cost parameters.
- Track development milestones to meet established deadlines.
- Maintain a positive attitude and establish a good working relationship with all WMS staff.
- Liaise with management and staff to ensure tasks are completed within cost, on time and to a high standard.
- In conjunction with the GM, ensure all WMS process and procedures are adopted and adhered to, for compliance and transparency in how WMS are perceived by our customer base nationally.
- Actively seek opportunities to improve efficiency and operations whilst maintaining high quality standards.
Your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Diploma or Certificate IV in Business Administration or relevant experience
- Cert III in Mechanical Engineering Trade (mandatory)
- Cert IV in Fluid Power & Hydraulics (advantage)
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Current driver’s license
