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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