Primary purpose of position

As a leading hand you will support the Supervisors in providing additional frontline leadership by supporting and guiding a team of professionals in their day-to-day tasks. You will be motivational and lead by example while you and your team maintain the Port’s installations, floating, static, heavy and light plant and equipment to ensure that they can all be operated safely and efficiently giving a positive return on capital investment.

You will encourage and promote a positive safety culture by exemplifying high safety ethics and embracing the Port’s Zero Harm philosophy.

Position specific responsibilities

• Direct and monitor maintenance teams in the secure and timely completion of allocated tasks

• Support Supervisors in the allocation of work and communication of work priorities and standards to maintenance teams

• Assist Supervisors in the development and implementation of short-term work schedules including the current week and the following week





• Actively demonstrate Safety Leadership and facilitate the integration of the foundation tools and Safety Culture initiative within the team to establish an interdependent culture

• Assist in development of budget estimates of proposed projects for inclusion in the maintenance and capital works program

• Participate in and advise Maintenance Planners/Schedulers in the continuous improvement of preparation and required frequency of preventative maintenance schedules for the Port’s assets

• Participate in training to attain and/or retain required competencies/qualifications relevant to the work setting, safety and leadership

• Participate in port emergency responses as directed to assist with successful restoration of the Port back to an operating capacity in the event of an emergency

• Take action to rectify and/or report any situation/incident that has resulted or could result in a non-conformance or below standard incident

📌 Leading Hand Townsville
🏢 Port of Townsville
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