Engineering Manager - Fleet Performance Engineering

Exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Engineering Manager to head up and lead the delivery of bespoke projects for a global Caterpillar rail company!

My client is innovative and world class – And you are an experienced Engineering Manager with proven leadership experience of large teams who is looking for their next exciting challenge!

Based in Kooragang Island, NSW, this permanent and full time role of Manager Fleet Performance Engineering is accountable for providing technical support in development and implementation of strategies, systems and processes to continually improve reliability of locomotive assets including fault-finding, troubleshooting and support the development of safe and compliant working instructions for my clients’ Maintenance Agreements.

This is a very people centric and solution-based role, and the ideal candidate must possess not only proven and solid leadership experience, but also have a “Make friends and influence people” mentality as you will be at the forefront of relationship building with both new and existing stakeholders, as well as oversee other teams in order to get yours and my clients’ vision and concepts realised.

You would also have had previous Rail, Locomotive, Mining or other Heavy Industry Engineering Manager experience that would align to the role.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead the team to deliver on the Engineering objectives

• Assure resources, timing, scope and deliverables, are clearly defined and managed.

• Control business unit costs and manage budgets.

• Lead efforts with the organization to ensure on time delivery of quality engineering information and deliverables

• Issue various reports detailing progress and performance.

• Travel as required to perform duties and accept special assignments as needed.

Qualifications & Training

• Qualified Engineer in relevant engineering field with proven technical expertise in reliability centered maintenance and repair.
• Qualifications in heavy asset lifecycle management.
• Qualifications in Reliability and Continuous improvement/quality (six sigma, TQM, lean).
• Unrestricted and full work rights in Australia (No sponsorship is available with this role)

In return for your efforts, you would be paid an attractive salary, and be part of a fantastic organization that value their employees and reward them for their hard work and achievements.

If you like sound of the above and would like to know more about this once in a lifetime opportunity, please contact Louise Palmer on louise.palmer@2xmrecruit.com.au or via the reply function for a confidential discussion today!