Maintenance Planning Manager

Permanent Full Time Position

Flexible work arrangement – Auburn Maintenance Facility

RC Grade 7 ($143,555 to 157,945) + Super and annual leave loading

About Us

At Sydney Trains our vision is to keep Sydney moving by putting the customer at the centre of everything we do. We work at the heart of local communities and integrate cutting edge technology to deliver efficient rail services which exceed expectations and support a rapidly growing economy. Sydney Trains also operate the Rail Operations Centre and are responsible for the maintenance of assets including tracks, trains, signals, overhead wiring, stations and facilities. We conduct our operations in the community in compliance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.

The Team

Sydney Trains’ Fleet Maintenance Division’s Planning & Resource team are responsible for the planning of maintenance for the internally maintained diesel and electric passenger fleets for Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink. The planning team is divided into Plan Development and Plan Execution teams, this role is within the Plan Development team.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager FMD Maintenance Planning, we currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Maintenance Planning Manager. The role will manage a team of highly motivated people with a mix of external and internal experience and knowledge to drive change, developing an integrated maintenance plan and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

The objective of the role is to utilise the skills of your team by providing strategic direction and guidance with the goal to expand current planning scope to incorporate all plannable maintenance. You will need to develop the necessary capability, tools, processes and governance to create and maintain the integrated plan moving forward.

Highlights are,

Maintaining existing BAU commitments

Assessing requirements for all aspects of planned maintenance

Developing a model to output a workable integrated 1 to 3 year plan

Maintain continued involvement of stakeholders through the change process

Developing sound governance to ensure continued efficient operation

Adapt to changed supplier arrangements, with the move away from current contract arrangements

As you can see, this is your opportunity to utilise your maintenance planning knowledge and sound business expertise to develop an integrated planning process and follow this through to imbed the process in BAU. 

Please click here to view a copy of the full role description.

About You

To be successful in this role, the candidate will need:

Demonstrated experience in managing programs and/or Portfolios of works with competing stakeholders within a complex environment.

Demonstrated experience in maintenance planning and delivery within a complex environment

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly communicate objectives and involve stakeholders throughout the change process

Be able to break down complex issues and challenges into actionable, prioritised and measurable portions and then successfully completed these

Be able to think and act strategically while working with execution stakeholders, to ensure processes flow efficiently from end to end

High attention to detail with a sound understanding of modelling maintenance requirements

Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or a minimum three years’ experience working in maintenance planning within a heavy industry

The following attributes and experience will be advantageous.

A background in rail or transportation maintenance

Knowledge of SAP

You will bring your solutions focus to this high performing team and make a difference to the customer experience at Sydney Trains. Does this sound like you? Apply today to register your interest!

Benefits

Sydney Trains offers its employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning and development and work-life balance. Other benefits include:

Free travel on Government trains, buses and ferries

Flexible work practices, including working from home

Flex time and accrued days off

For more information on Employee Benefits at Transport please click here.