Rail Operations Planner | West Melbourne, Victoria
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About Us
Qube is Australia’s largest integrated provider of import and export logistics services with a market capitalisation of around $6.5 billion as at 30 June 2024. We operate in over 200 locations across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia with a workforce of more than 11,000 employees.
Our purpose is to help our customers, communities, industries and people to Thrive through a relentless focus on our five priorities – Safety, Wellbeing, Planet, Opportunity and Performance. Our business is comprised of two core divisions: the Operating Division, and Qube’s 50 per cent interest in Patrick Terminals, Australia’s leading container terminal operator. The Operating Division comprises two business units: Qube Logistics and Infrastructure and Qube Ports and Bulk.
The Role
The Rail Planner’s primary objective is to manage rail operations and planning in a safe, environmentally sensitive and effective manner. This involves close customer consultation and implementing, monitoring and reporting of rail services and train operations in accordance with company requirements. This position is responsible for the management of BSL container and wagon assets in a manner that meets QLRS and customer business requirements.
Role Location: West Melbourne, VIC
Role Type: Full Time
What your role at Qube will look like
Responsibilities
- Leading and embedding a safety culture throughout all levels of the business and operations
- Mentor and encourage employee consultation programs that add value to site safety, health, risk management, environmental compliance and quality
- Develop, comply with and promote the QLRS Safety, Health and Environment Management Plan and QLRS Master Risk Register; participate in annual rail safety, internal and external audits of all QLRS locations and operations
- Establish procedures, protocols and processes to detect potential causes of incidents
- Assist in the development and promotion of the QLRS SMS by ensuring that risks are identified, eliminated, mitigated or managed so far as is reasonably practicable
- Ensure that relevant persons are notified of all category A and B rail safety incidents in accordance with QLRS SMS
- Review mainline and rail terminal operations to ensure compliance with rail safety requirements
- Ensure that rail safety accreditation and regulatory compliance are maintained through periodic management, risk reviews, KPIs and audits
- Participate in accident and incident investigations and ensure appropriate follow-up actions are taken
Operational & People Leadership
- Create weekly schedules in conjunction with customer requirements
- Path and amend all services to align with the program
- Manage QUBE CONNECT for loading of services and ensure data integrity
- Manage jobbing up of containers in Maximus
- Maximize service capacity and locomotive utilization
- Influence teams responsible for the management of train services and resources in a live run environment
- Provide timely operational information and support to QLRS managers
- Prior to current operations, review resource allocations and plans to ensure operations are conducted accordingly
- Provide support to VIC broad gauge train and steel terminal operations
Financial Management
- Implement plans that ensure resources for quality, efficiency, safety and costs of rail operations
- Revenue and cost management to meet and/or exceed the rail business plan
Customer Management
- Manage customer accounts to meet contract needs and expectations on a day-to-day basis
- Lead customer business review processes, frequency and scope as agreed with each customer
- Provide customer service to internal and external customers
- Promote QLRS in all forums to raise the organisation’s profile and generate interest from potential customers
What You Can Bring To Qube
To be successful, you will ideally bring the following:
- Minimum of 5 years experience in rail operations
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Reliable, team player, with a can-do attitude
- Developing Financial Management to deliver optimum financial results
- Commercially astute
- High level of customer service to meet and exceed expectations
- Strong commitment to safety and BeSafe ideology
Benefits
- Up to 50% off gyms, studios, active wear, healthy meals, supplements, recovery and more through the Qube Fit program
- Discounted health insurance
- Special paid leave to participate in volunteering activities
- Unlimited access to employee assistance program delivered through Sonder
- Generous paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Ongoing learning, development, and training opportunities for employees
Qube recognises the value of an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from all genders, ages and backgrounds. Our recruitment decisions are based on the needs of the role and candidates are selected on their strengths.
If you want to invest in your future, apply now and we will help you reach your full potential.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Management and Manufacturing
Industries
- Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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