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Location: Moranbah / Bowen (residential role)

Remuneration/Benefit: Attractive remuneration offered (if based in Moranbah offering $27k housing allowance payment)

About the role:

Reporting into the Manager Civil Infrastructure, this is a key role in the Civil Network Operations Leadership team covering both Moranbah Depot and Merinda Depot based in Bowen. The Superintendent is required to be a natural leader and will have a transparent, supportive, and passionate attitude towards their work. Supporting your supervisors to build capable track maintenance teams, this role has a strong focus on coaching and mentoring to maximise operational and network efficiency by focusing on safety, people, volume, reliability and cost. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Manage financial and operational budgets, resources, on time performance and safety.
• Manage, lead and set priorities around scheduled, unscheduled, response and emergency requirements as designated.
• Provide coaching, expert advice and support to direct reports to achieve performance objectives, promote high performance teams and support continuous improvement activities.
• Apply conceptual and analytical skills to enhance and optimise delivery of services on time and in full by driving productivity and process improvements to meet performance standards.
• Embrace and drive workplace culture and change by providing expert advice and assistance to the Manager.
• Effectively communicate, negotiate, and consult with managers, direct reports, teams, customers/stakeholders and others as required.

About you:

Ideally you will have a background within the rail industry, with knowledge of track assets and best practices a preference. You have extensive frontline leadership experience within an operational environment, partnered with understanding the challenges of working in a remote location. You understand that rail assets should be understood as long-term investments and managed accordingly to ensure optimum performance and lowest life-cycle cost.

• Proven experience in maintenance operations of operational or transportation assets.
• Operational business management skills including, financial and budget control, complex problem solving and analytical thinking to respond to dynamic and changing business needs.
• High level of operational management and leadership skills with a proven capability to develop and implement relevant systems and achieve targets.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with diverse work groups.
• High level of interpersonal skills to communicate cross functionally.
• The role is permanently based in Moranbah or Bowen which is non-negotiable, and the successful applicant will be expected to base themselves there. 
• Moranbah, there is an offering for $27k housing allowance payment.

What we offer you:             

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities. 

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

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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 right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, 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 about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers