MDC Production Manager in Treforest, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, South Wales, United Kingdom
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Treforest
About Amey
We’re committed to creating better places for everyone. We take pride in making a difference, but also in being the difference: for the communities, we serve, whatever the challenge, whatever the weather. By designing and consulting, building and maintaining, managing and investing in our country’s services and infrastructures we create better places to live, work and travel.
As one of us, you can really be you because your individuality is an asset. You’re surrounded by a team of people who want you to grow and embrace new challenges. People who care about your job satisfaction as well as your wellbeing. There’ll be experiences as original as you are, in a career that can feel like many rolled into one. You’ll be stretched but always supported. To bring out the better in you. To shine as a better team player or self-starter. To help you commit to better each day, delivering whatever steps it takes, great or small, to create better places for
everyone.
We believe that we are what we do.
It’s more than just wanting to do better.
At Amey we’re proud to be the better
What is the purpose of this role?
Do you want to work on a high- profile project in the rail industry like Wales and Borders?
Here at Amey we support the multi-billion-pound contract to run the Wales and Borders train service and to develop the Cardiff Central Metro. We will work closely with TfW to deliver a new era for passengers and for Wales, with more services, newer trains, better stations and a more reliable network. We will continue to provide support to TfW Ltd in delivering key projects such as the introduction of new rolling stock and the construction of the £738m South Wales Metro (SWM) transport project, a planned multi-modal transport system, which incorporates trains, light rail and bus services.
This role will be to manage and lead a team of staff in the assembly of all Overhead Line Electrification (OLE) Steelwork to form pre-assembled items ready for installation by OLE operational teams.
What will this role involve?
- Manage the MDC operation working to exacting standards maintaining close collaboration with other stakeholders including the client TfW.
- Maintain the proactive delivery of pre-assembled materials ensuring reliability and the correct standards.
- Undertake advance planning of assembly requirements and scheduling of component requirements.
- Co-ordinate with procurement/materials ordering staff on component requirements and delivery timescales.
- Assist and mentor staff to maximize performance, to ensure compliance with all relevant technical, quality, environmental and safety standards.
- Assist with the professional training and development of staff and review training requirements.
- Liaise with manufacturers to transfer best practice and innovation.
- Investigation and reporting of faults, Identification of fault trends.
What are we looking for?
Qualifications
- Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Experience of fabrication of OLE equipment
- Excellent planning and organisational capabilities.
- Previous experience of managing teams ideally on large rail projects
- Excellent communication and motivation skills essential.
- Knowledge and experience of railway rules, regulations & standards, and relevant safety legislation
- Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act
- Experience of risk Assessment techniques
- Knowledge of modification procedures
- PTS
- Understanding of Network Rail Line Standards
- Able to drive with full driving license.
- Computer literate.
- Understanding commercial processes and requirements.
Skills
- Proven experience in ability to work within a team
- Ability to show financial awareness regarding application to procedures
- Understanding Health and safety legislation in relation to construction
Experience
- Knowledge of railway operations.
- Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation.
- Sound professional engineering and IT skills.
- Assembly and stores/stock control experience
- Experience of managing small assembly team ensuring good practice.
Behavioral competencies
- Communication
- Good analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills
Technical competencies
- Experience of supervising and developing staff.
- Sound professional engineering and IT skills
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