Terminal Operations Leader - Murrin Murrin

Aurizon; Shire Of Leonora; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

FIFO 8/6 roster with direct flights to

Camp facilities and on-site amenities

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking an experienced Terminal or Logistics Leader to drive safe and efficient operations at the Murrin Murrin Logistics Contract. Reporting to the Superintendent MMO Logistics, you will lead frontline teams and contractors, ensuring safe and productive delivery aligned with customer requirements.

Responsibilities include safety leadership, daily operations management, coaching teams, and coordinating loading, storage and handling to meet production schedules.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in large-scale logistics, transport, or heavy industrial operations.
• Strong safety leadership and risk management track record.
• Excellent coaching and development of frontline teams.
• Solid planning, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and ensure terminal activities comply with standards, legislation and risk controls.
• Manage daily operational activities, resources, equipment and contractors for safe, reliable service.
• Provide coaching and development to operational teams to foster high performance.
• Coordinate loading, unloading, storage and material handling to meet schedules.
• Monitor performance, identify improvements, and implement safety, productivity and reliability initiatives.
• Build relationships with site stakeholders, customers and contractors to support outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety leadership

Operational planning

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Terminal or Logistics Leader to lead the safe and efficient delivery of operations across the Murrin Murrin Logistics Contract.

Reporting to the Superintendent MMO Logistics, you will be accountable for the day-to-day leadership of terminal operations, ensuring activities are executed safely, efficiently and in line with customer and operational requirements. This role is critical to maintaining operational continuity, managing frontline teams and contractors, and ensuring the terminal consistently delivers against safety, service and productivity targets.

About the Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading a strong safety culture and ensuring all terminal activities are conducted in accordance with company standards, legislative requirements and risk controls.
• Managing daily operational activities, resources, equipment and contractors to ensure safe, reliable and efficient service delivery.
• Providing leadership, coaching and development to operational teams while fostering a high-performance culture.
• Coordinating loading, unloading, storage and material handling activities (including Dangerous Goods) to meet customer requirements and production schedules.
• Monitoring operational performance and compliance, identifying improvement opportunities and implementing initiatives that improve safety, productivity and reliability.
• Building effective relationships with site stakeholders, customers and contractors to support operational outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading teams in large scale logistics, transport, dangerous goods, container handling, supply chain or heavy industrial operations.
• A proven commitment to safety leadership and operational risk management.
• Strong people leadership capability with experience coaching and developing frontline teams.
• Sound operational planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, operational environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Experience in transport logistics, terminal operations, contractor management and Dangerous Goods environments will be highly regarded.

What We Offer

At Aurizon, you'll be joining a business where safety, operational excellence and teamwork underpin everything we do.

In return, we offer:

• A highly competitive remuneration package.
• FIFO 8/6 roster with direct flights to site.
• Quality camp facilities including accommodation, gym, dining facilities and tavern.
• The opportunity to lead a critical operation with genuine influence on business performance.
• Career development opportunities within Australia's largest rail freight and logistics business.

About Aurizon

Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities across the country, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring and inclusive work environment.

To learn more about us and our values, visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers.