Terminal Operations Leader - Sydney, Australia - Aurizon

Aurizon

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job Number:

Work type:

Permanent
Full Time

Location:

Sydney

Categories:

Transport Operations & Logistics

Aurizon and Team Global Express (TGE) have just signed a major long-term national contract. This partnership with a cornerstone customer will see Aurizon secure a key position in Australia's growing containerised freight market. The contract provides for Aurizon rail linehaul services connecting the state capitals of Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

About the role:

Operational leader required to join Aurizon's rail & logistics operations team based in Sydney.

This role will see you providing frontline leadership to the operational staff, as well as local customer engagement to ensure the safe, reliable and cost-effective delivery of train services for our customers.

Champion and promote Aurizon's "We know safe, We choose safe" approach.
Achieve the agreed level of DIFOT and ensure ontime running to meet the customers' expectations.
Monitor the financial budgets, ensuring costs are controlled and revenue maximised.
Managing asset utilisation to maximise the financial results of the business increasing labour productivity across the business.
Liaise and collaborate with other relevant teams to achieve business objectives and optimise available resources.
Direct and manage the allocation, utilisation and deployment of resources to meet all operational and customer needs.
Build positive workplace relationships with the team providing engaged frontline leadership, including setting and monitoring of performance standards.
Ensure the team's ongoing compliance to local legislative WHS requirements, through consistent execution of Aurizon's safety strategy.
Execute local strategies to support Operational Excellence with the goal of continuous improvement to reduce asset cycle times and improve service payloads.
Identify opportunities for most efficient operations and customer delivery.

About you:

Extensive experience working and leading teams in a largescale logistics / complex supply chain environment.
Previous frontline leadership experience in large scale logistics or heavy industrial organisation.
High customer service focus, excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders on all levels.
Capacity to understand the people issues and how the issues impact the business.
Ample computer skills and use of operational systems.
Extensive knowledge of operations, preferably of road and rail industry.
Sound knowledge of rail, road coordination and terminal operations.
Analytical and problem solving skills to optimise business processes.
High customer service focus, excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders on all levels.

About Aurizon
Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company.

Each year, we transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities, connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets.

We strive for a diverse, collaborative, creative and a high-performance culture that celebrates the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic work environment.

For further information on this role 91848 please contact Jason McBride

Advertised: 17 May 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 09 Jun 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time