Supervisor

• 12 hour rotating shifts, weekend and night work required – work/life balance
• Located in the vibrant, picturesque town of Mudgee, voted Top Tourism Town
• We have long term contracts for a stable future with the largest rail services provider in NSW
• This is a tightknit team that offers amazing leadership, support, and growth opportunities
• Become part of a dynamic leadership team that is training drivers of the future

Mudgee is just 3.5 hours from Sydney and Newcastle, and it is the best place to live and raise a family as the region has strong family-friendly focus. Mudgee offers exceptional educational facilities including schools, TAFE campus, Mudgee Country University Centre and a full range of sports, music, and cultural activities. The town centre is alive with open spaces, parks and sporting facilities where a large number of outdoor community activities, entertainment, and events are held each year. Find more information about living in Mudgee click here

Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. 

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share more, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with, and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.

About us

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight industry, to achieve our vision of becoming Australia’s recognised leader for safe, innovative and sustainable rail freight solutions.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share more, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.

About the Role

The Supervisor plays a key role in providing leadership and guidance to train crew, as well as leading and coordinating the day to day line-haulage activities. This role will have a strong emphasis on implementing business improvements, cultural change, safe working improvements and ensuring productive workplace practices.

In addition, the Supervisor is responsible for ensuring Pacific National trains run safely, on time and efficiently through collaboration with Pacific National’s Planning Services department and Network Control.

Key responsibilities include:

• Champion values of Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity and Own it
• Inspire and lead a safety-focused team by supporting, supervising, coordinating and managing operational resources
• Ensure compliance with the relevant network access regulations and policy standards
• Develop organisational capability by building and maintaining the knowledge, skills and attributes required of the team with a focus on coaching, mentoring, and safety leadership
• Coordinate the implementation and communication of organisational, divisional and local safety instructions, as well as assess team members via driver performance and safety observations
• Incident management and investigations in line with safety guidelines
• Have a commitment to providing optimal customer service; building excellent relationships with all stakeholders and identifying and developing improved business solutions for our customers
• Ability to enhance the strong team culture within the Mudgee depot
• Candidates must be available to work rotating shifts

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have strong safety leadership and time management skills. We are looking for someone who can challenge the status quo and can adapt quickly to a changing environment.

In addition, we are seeking someone who has:

• Experience in leading, coaching and motivating an operational team in a fast-pace environment
• Experience in building and developing a multi-faceted team with a key focus on driving a strong safety culture
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively at all levels
• A proven track record for completing high value, high quality projects on time and to budget, while maintaining a safe outcome. 
• Proven strengths in problem solving and analytical ability
• Proficient in Teams, Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Qualifications in Leadership, Transport, Logistics or Business Management is advantageous

The benefits

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

When you join the Pacific National team, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we’ll be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:

• Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
• Paid parental leave up to 14 weeks, with superannuation - after only 6 months service
• Parental benefits for birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible working arrangements (subject to business needs)
• A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you
•  Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support your mental wellbeing
• Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits with membership to WhereFit, our wellbeing benefits partner
• Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, retail brands, vehicles and more

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women, and you can visit our Work180 page Pacific National | WORK180 Endorsed Employer to find out more including a list of all of our benefits and policies. 

Closing date

Applications close on 23rd May 2024

Next Steps

Are you ready to be part of our future? To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button below and follow the prompts.

To find out more about Pacific National, our benefits and the opportunities we offer, visit our careers page www.pacificnational.com.au/careers   

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