Summary
Accountable for supervision of Maintenance lifting operations and lifting equipment at our clients large chemical manufacturing company.
* Providing day-to-day management and supervision of the Maintenance Rigging Team and supplementary contractors to safely execute the site maintenance schedule.
* Providing a safe and healthy working environment for the maintenance teams, ensuring compliance with all relevant safety, health and environment legislation and company policies, procedures and standards.
* Provide direction and allocation of work activities, ensuring compliance with site engineering standards, maintenance procedures and industry best practice.
* Monitoring and improving maintenance KPI’s including schedule compliance.
* Ensuring compliance to change management processes.
* Provide Rigging representation at Operational Effectiveness & Review process (OE&R) meetings.
Main Roles and Responsibilities
* Ensures adherence with Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations Regulations, in accordance with site procedures.
* Provide front line leadership demonstrating our clients values and behaviours.
* Manage the Maintenance Rigging function in accordance with site HR policies.
* Conduct individual performance reviews for the Maintenance Rigging Team and ensure alignment with our clients Values.
* Initiate and implement development plans for the Maintenance Rigging Team.
* Supervise employees to execute rigging activities to a high work quality standard in accordance with Routine Workflow Management process and maintenance procedures.
* Collaborate with other Supervisors, Leads and Coordinators to ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, to budget and on time.
* Support prioritised emergent maintenance activities.
Site Specific Roles and Responsibilities
* Ensure all incidents, injuries and near misses are reported in a timely manner.
* Lead or participate in Root Cause analyses (RCA’s) of incidents and accidents relating to your area of responsibility.
* Responsible for coordinating / supervising with the external Engineering Surveyor.
* Coordination of crane hire through external providers.
* Responsible for the standards within the Maintenance Rigging Facility.
Qualifications/Skills
* Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or relevant proven experience.
* Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) certified.
* Lift Supervisor trained.
* Recognised Lifting and Rigging qualification.
Essential Skills & Competencies
* Experience in the generation of lifting plans and supervision of lifting operations.
* Working knowledge of current legislation and statutory requirements.
* Knowledge of maintenance best practice.
* Strong people management skills.
* Problem solving capability.
* Computer literacy (i.e. MS Office/SAP etc.)
* Effective communicator, both written and verbal, to team members and management.
In addition to a competitive benefits package and bonus my client offers private health care and a number of flexible working policies, including a 9 day fortnight arrangement