Rail Planning & Reliability Leader

Aurizon

Newcastle

On-site

AUD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Aurizon is seeking a Planning Reliability Supply Chain Superintendent in Newcastle to drive integrated planning, reliability and supply chain activities for safer, more cost-efficient maintenance outcomes. You will lead teams, optimise inventory, and partner with depots and procurement to deliver fleet reliability improvements and compliant maintenance programs.

You will champion continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement and strong governance across planning, reliability and supply chain,

Qualifications

Strong leadership and people development capability.
Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Asset Management, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Logistics or related discipline.
Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship management skills.
Experience driving continuous improvement and change initiatives. Strong commercial acumen and business decision-making capability.
Extensive experience in rail, heavy industry, maintenance, reliability or supply chain operations.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and alignment to achieve senior leadership outcomes.
Working knowledge of SAP, inventory systems, maintenance planning tools and Microsoft Office applications.
Demonstrated knowledge of reliability engineering principles, Reliability Centered Maintenance Practices and maintenance planning practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of safe, compliant and executable maintenance plans, inventory strategies and fleet reliability improvements.
Develop and maintain maintenance strategies, processes, plans, schedules and work packages that support fleet allocation requirements, maintenance compliance obligations and business priorities.
Lead fleet reliability improvement programs through analysis of reliability, availability, failure, defect and maintenance performance data, ensuring opportunities to improve asset performance are identified and implemented.
Facilitate root cause investigations, defect elimination activities and continuous improvement initiatives that improve fleet performance and reduce maintenance costs.
Lead inventory governance, stock optimisation, warehousing performance and material demand planning to improve inventory accuracy and service levels.
Establish performance reporting, governance and business rhythms that provide visibility of fleet reliability, maintenance compliance, inventory performance and resource utilisation and support commercial decision-making to optimise maintenance expenditure, inventory holding, fleet utilisation and asset lifecycle outcomes.
Manage the relationship between maintenance depots, procurement and supply chain teams to ensure materials availability supports maintenance delivery and operational performance.
Develop capability within planning, reliability and supply chain teams through coaching, mentoring and performance management.
Ensure all activities comply with safety management systems, engineering standards, maintenance requirements and legislative obligations.