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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | AUSTRALIAN GENERAL INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 2008 |
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Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor/Team Leader |
| Position Code: | 8184 | | Career Level: | 4 |
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Responsible for
Managing all labour and machinery in the plant to ensure the optimisation of resources as required and within established operating procedures. Ensuring that all procedures meet quality and safety requirements. |
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Reports To
Engineering/Maintenance Manager. |
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Supervises
Engineering/Maintenance Staff. |
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Main Activities
Meeting customer and the organisation's requirements and specifications in relation to the objectives of efficiencies, quality and cost.
Planning labour requirements sufficiently in advance to ensure that the required numbers and skill types are available to ensure smooth workshop efficiencies and minimal disruption to processes.
Planning, organising, leading, coordinating and controlling those operational functions directly associated with the Engineering workshop and other areas as assigned.
Providing a focal point of liaison and information exchange between Engineering/Maintenance staff and other staff by ensuring that accurate and timely information such as production outputs, costs and materials usage is prepared and provided for various information systems and reports.
Ensuring that staff are keenly aware of safety issues and use safe work practices so that OH&S performance is maintained at a high level. Coordinating safety audits and managing recommendations arising from the audits.
Assisting the Engineering/Maintenance Manager in establishing operating budget standards to accurately reflect operational costs. Assisting in the preparation of budgets for Engineering/Maintenance staff.
Liaising with other work groups to ensure that total production process is well integrated. Ensuring that new ideas and procedures are introduced effectively, thus minimising wastage, both physical and monetary.
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Key Skills
Team Leading and People Management Skills.
Sound knowledge of Quality Assurance and an understanding of basic ISO Standards.
Understanding of basic accounting principles.
Initiative and ability to act autonomously.
Knowledge of relevant State and Federal legislation governing Occupational, Health & Safety.
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Internal Contacts
Engineering and Maintenance Staff, Quality Assurance Staff. |
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External Contacts
Suppliers and Contractors. |
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Typical Experience
A minimum of 10 years Engineering/Maintenance experience coupled with relevant Trade Certification and some experience in a team leadership capacity. |
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