Head, General Repair

Responsibilities

• To lead, inspire and coach a Cross Functional Team within a defined Operational Cell within the SAESL Operating System. Accountable for ensuring that customer requirements & commitments are fully met, measured against the agreed performance and standards (HSE, Quality, Costs, Delivery & People).
• HSE - To drive towards a performance and culture of Zero Harm, and take all reasonable & practicable measures to ensure the safety and health of the staff in the areas of responsibilities. Ensure the team is trained and compliant to safety standards, drive environmental targets and promote wellbeing.
• HSE - To be accountable to ensure the work areas and equipment are risk assessed with appropriate control measures implemented and communicated with the staff in the areas of responsibilities.
• Product Safety - To be accountable to ensure all work is carried out in compliance with the required standards to ensure conformance to the engineering specifications and requirements of the Company's Safety Management System, and for promoting a product safety culture in the Cell.
• Safety & Quality - To drive and promote a Behavioral Based Safety Culture. Advocate 'Speak Up' and embed the elements of Narrate & Demonstrate with the staff in the areas of repsonsibilities.
• Quality - To drive Zero Defects. Work with all functions to reduce risks and drive product and service Right-First-Time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company's legislative & technical policies, standards, and all regulatory requirements.
• Cost - To develop and manage agreed people budget (headcount, productivity, absenteesim). Understand and manage the Cell cost centre budget, and work with the Team to drive productivity and optimise OPEX costs.
• Delivery - To deliver our products and services to customer requirements & commitments on time and to the right quality & safety.
• People - Develop and motivate the team members ensuring they are trained, capable and effective. To review and manage proactively the training & development of the staff, and ensure the resources (including level of approval holders) within the Cell meets the current and future capacity requirements.
• People - Ensure the individuals within the team has clearly defined accountabilities, responsibilities and objectives that are algined to achieve the business goals and targets.
• Lean - To ensure that all relevant SAESL Operating System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained within the business in support of performance objectives and coaching the team to fully participate in continuous improvement. Ensure the Cell's One Improvement Plan is defined, managed and delivered per the plan.
• Lead - To inspire the team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching, and demonstration of lean leadership behaviours. Motivate, delegate and empower team members to act and make decisions in alignment with the Company's OPM and regulatory requirements.
• Planning & Control - Plan using appropriate Load & Capacity tools and manage bottlenecks & constraints to achieve flow through the cell. Understand and manage WIP (including slow moving WIP), and drive to meet business targets (current & future demands).
• Assets - To optimise the performance of operational assets in order to maximise facility productivity and meet current and future customer demand. Understand current constraints and develop a future state requirements / improvements.
• Capability & Technology - To identify and propose the level of resources, technology and investments as required to enable the Cell to sustain and grow its capability and capacity to achieve planned objectives.

Requirements

• Degree/diploma with 8/10 years of related engine/component repair work experience