Shipyard Maintenance Supervisor

Job No: 82852
Location: Balmain, NSW

About the Organisation  

Harbour City Ferries is a joint venture between Broadspectrum (Australia) Pty Ltd and Transdev Australasia. Harbour City Ferries operates approximately 175,000 services, transporting more than 17 million people across Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River each year. The extensive network connects 39 destinations and spans approximately 37 kilometres from Parramatta in Sydney's west, Manly in the north and Watsons Bay in the east.

Our mission is to create a world-class ferry service in Sydney by taking customer service to the next level. We will do so by building upon the great work of Sydney Ferries over recent years. We are keeping a strong focus on safety, whilst delivering a reliable service, clean ferries and engaged staff helping Transport for NSW to better integrate the ferry service with the wider transport network. All of our employees are expected to participate and contribute to the development of a customer-centric culture and continued improvement in health and safety.

About the Opportunity

Harbour City Ferries now has an opportunity for a Shipyard Maintenance Supervisor to join their team based in Balmain, on a full-time basis. This highly varied role will see you responsible for ensuring the Balmain Shipyard Maintenance Team supports Harbour City Ferries shipyard operations to achieve its goals in a safe, productive, and cost-effective manner, whilst ensuring all tasks are conducted with safety as a first priority to protect people, equipment, and the environment.

Some of your key responsibilities will include;

  • Ensuring that all tasks are conducted with safety as first priority to protect people, equipment, and environment;
  • Ensuring daily work plans are executed with high levels of productivity by assigning daily work for the tradespeople, monitoring progress and modifying as required;
  • Participating in the weekly planning and scheduling process meetings to ensure alignment and commitment of resources and plant to the work schedule;
  • Working with planners to ensure parts and consumables are identified well in advance of work execution;
  • Managing direct reports through leave approvals, identifying training and development needs and providing feedback on areas of talent or improvement;
  • Facilitating daily toolbox talks with maintenance crew to ensure understanding of work to be completed and any risks or hazards associated; and
  • Complying with all OHS and Marine regulations, policies, standards and procedures.

It is highly desirable that you will have qualifications in marine engineering or Class 1 or Class 2 Certificates of Competency Marine Engineering. You’ll have extensive experience in marine engineering, naval architecture, or shipyard maintenance, alongside experience in vessel operation, maintenance, and repairs.

A demonstrated understanding of Marine Safety legislation and regulations will be key to your success in this position. You’ll have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, as well as strong negotiation and computer literacy.

Most importantly, Harbour City Ferries is looking for an experienced people manager who can confidently run day-to-day operations in the Shipyard. You will be overseeing the work of various trades and as such will need to be a strong communicator and have the ability to streamline processes and encourage efficiencies. 

About the Benefits

Harbour City Ferries offers an employment experience which will reward, develop, challenge and support you in a respectful, responsible and caring environment. They are proud to have a safety focus that is unparalleled elsewhere in the industry.

In recognition of your commitment and hard work, you’ll be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package, commensurate with your skills and experiences.

Applicants should note the recruitment process will include reference checks, a police check, pre-employment medical screening, and drug and alcohol screening. This role is identified as a Transport Safety Worker, therefore subject to random, suspicion and incident related drug and alcohol testing. Candidates MUST have the unrestricted legal right to live and work in Australia.


Applications close 5pm Friday the 9th December 2016 - APPLY NOW!

 

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