Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 16 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Role Description and Purpose.
To ensure the Efficient and Effective operations in the Magazine area to dispatch and receive finished products, detonators, tubing and raw materials in accordance with the national code for the transport of explosives by road and rail and established SH&E and Quality standards.

Key Accountabilities
SHE
• Ensuring that the Distribution Safety schedule is met, and adequate feedback provided to operators.
• Ensuring that a high standard of housekeeping is maintained throughout the magazine area and that machinery and equipment is kept in a safe operational condition.
• Ensuring that operations cease when working conditions are unsafe.
• Controlling an emergency situation in the work area according to emergency procedures until handover to Site Supervisor
• Encouraging employees to participate and support the continuous improvement systems for safety.
• Ensure that the safety health and environmental performance of the Tocumwal magazines and products handled through this center are conducted in accordance with the ORICA Safety Charter.

Distribution Management:
• Ensuring that the Distribution Safety schedule is met, and adequate feedback is provided to Distribution Operators.
• Manage machinery and equipment breakdowns to minimise business interruption
• Ensure communication of “post goods issue” progress.
• Liaising with site Distribution Officer to ensure documentation flows in a timely manner to meet scheduled requirements.
• Manage explosives limits within the magazines as required by the Explosives Regulations
• Ensure accuracy of operation of the magazine inventory
• Ensure cost effective and timely delivery of product. Establish cost effective working relationships with distribution contractors. Deliver agreed level of service. Ensure magazines and inventories are compliant with regulatory requirements.

People and Communication:
• Establish active and effective working relationships with other site personnel.
• Participate in job skills transfer programs
• Actively participate and contribute to site staff meetings
• Develop sound working relationship with site team, contractors and customers.

Metrics
SHEC and Compliance
• SHE Plan (ensure all activities are compliant with Orica and regulatory requirements); operation audit compliance;
• UIR (report & investigate);
• safety statistics, product stewardship policy.

Distribution Management:
• Inventory accuracy, magazines maintained in a manner to ensure compliance with regulatory and Orica requirements.
• Feedback from distribution contractors and customers.
• Manifest Accuracy and timely availability of documents.

People and Communication:
• Effective team working relationships.
• Coaching and mentoring other team members in Magazine management skills.

Role Dimensions
• 0 direct reports
• 0 indirect reports.
• Magazine keepers are required to manage and implement adequate controls and processes to ensure that all initiation systems products are managed and accounted for in a totally controlled manner. Also need to ensure that the interface with distribution contractors ensures a controlled handover of product.

Critical Experience and Qualifications
Skills:
Technical and practical –
• Sound knowledge of the Distribution Process.
• A good understanding of the quality system.
• Knowledge of SHE policy and regulations governing the National code for the transport of explosives by road.
• Hazard / risk analysis skills
• Basic knowledge of ergonomics and manual handling technique

Skills:
Technical and practical
• Sound knowledge of the Distribution Process.
• A good understanding of the quality system.
• Knowledge of SHE policy and regulations governing the National code for the transport of explosives by road.
• Hazard / risk analysis skills
• Basic knowledge of ergonomics and manual handling technique

Managerial
• Ability to influence and lead individuals and the team as a whole.
• Ability to identify and implement improvements.
• Ability to analyse problems and formulate solutions
• Ability to plan and effectively implement strategies
• Ability to implement change
• Ability to adapt the distribution process to customer needs
• The ability to make decision based on all available information taking into account the impact on the business
• Ability to delegate effectively

Human relations
• Well-developed communication skill.
• Ability to consult with people from all areas.
• Ability to coach and effectively manage performance issues including conflict resolution with people.
• Ability to consult, influence and negotiate with people in the area and at site level
• Communication effectively to team, peers and management
• Provide constructive and open feedback to team member
• Provide leadership to Assembly Team, recognising skills and to continuously improve plant performance.
• Ability to identify and act on good and poor standards
• Understand and use the initial stages of the counselling procedure

Education and Experience:
• 2 – 3 years operational experience in the Distribution area.
• Leadership experience would be an advantage.
• Experience as a trainer in a distribution environment.
• Some exposure to SAP is advantageous.
• Have completed or be willing to complete the Orica Magazine Keeper Training

Personal Characteristics
• Builds the trust of others both internally and externally
• Demonstrate innate business intellect, achievement orientation and competitive spirit
• Exude confidence, yet be without strong ego needs; is self-aware and open to feedback
• Show courage to make decisions, yet is patient to make the right ones
• Model resilience and flexibility; adapts well to new circumstances and adversity
• Demonstrate a bias to working in a team-oriented fashion, supporting other’s success
• Builds the trust of others both internally and externally


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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