Ross Shepherd Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Newport, Victoria

-Reporting directly to the General Manager - Production Victoria Rail-Full profit and loss responsibility for 140+ employees’. Manage Budgets and cost estimates for incoming customer requests and oversee production.-Responsible for managing all operational activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicators are met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivity and delivery targets

Sydney, Australia

· Reporting directly to the Depot Manager, Auburn Maintenance Centre.· Responsible for ensuring all Maintenance activities within the Auburn Maintenance Facility are conducted safely and efficiently.· Through positive Leadership and decisive Management, direct a team of Maintenance DeliveryManagers and Maintenance Technicians in maintaining a fleet of 78 passenger trains tostringent standards.· Ensuring daily, the required number of trains are made available for service on time, with theemphasis on safety and reliability as well as exceeding the required presentation standard.· Management of operational safety issues adhering to all necessary processes and protocols.· Responsible for ensuring safety requirements of the maintenance regime for rolling stock andplant/depot are met.· Promote continuous improvement and “lean” methodologies and techniques.· Responsible for managing all operational activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicatorsare met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivityand delivery targets.

Australia

• Responsible for customer sales of 200k to 300k per month. Full profit and loss responsibility for 15 employees’. Prepare Budgets and cost estimates for incoming customer requests and oversee production.• Establish, sustain and manage effective business relationships with customers and clients to support commercial growth incorporating effective contract management processes to ensure customer requirements are communicated and understood and that contract objectives are achieved across entire rollingstock business.• Responsible for managing all production activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicators are met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivity and delivery targets• Review tender documents for external quotation requests across all business units, seek current market prices and, where appropriate obtain special contract rates and availability of delivery from suppliers and prepare all necessary documents including letters, quotations and related supporting material in accordance with relevant Quality Assurance standard.Selected Achievements:• Within a 2 month period securing work from 2 new customers to the value of 500K per year• Implementing a 5S programme within the Air Brakes Production area• Increasing revenue by 900K across the Chipping Norton site in 7 months compared to previous full financial year.• Winning a Pacific Rail Safety Business award for safety improvements.

Sydney, Australia

• Responsible for asset maintenance for in service Waratah passenger trains.• Planning of depot resources to meet current operational requirements• Management of operational safety issues for the depot organisation.• Responsible for ensuring operational safety requirements of the maintenance regime for rollingstock and plant/depot are met.• Foster and develop a culture of continuous improvement• Responsible for managing all operational activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicatorsare met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivityand delivery targets• Responsible for the development and implementation of 24/7 shift rosters for all operationalstaff.• Responsible for managing all operational payroll issues via time capturing system Kronos.Selected Achievements:• Leading the implementation of Kronos time capturing system on the Auburn site.• Development of a scheduled maintenance plan for the PPP sets in accordance with thetechnical maintenance plan.• Leading a safety culture change in the workshop via behavioural change.

• Responsible for customer sales of 25M to 27M per year. Full profit and loss responsibility for 100+ employees’. Manage Budgets and cost estimates for incoming customer requests and oversee production.• Responsible for managing all operational activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicators are met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivity and delivery targetsSelected Achievements:• Achieved operating EBIT of 12%• Exceeded budgeted sales targets• Implemented improvements relating to safety and business capability

Chullora

• Responsible for customer sales of 1 to 1.6M per month. Full profit and loss responsibility for 60 employees’. Prepare Budgets and cost estimates for incoming customer requests and oversee production.• Establish, sustain and manage effective business relationships with customers and clients to support commercial growth incorporating effective contract management processes to ensure customer requirements are communicated and understood and that contract objectives are achieved.• Responsible for managing all production activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicators are met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivity and delivery targets

Chullora

Responsible for managing all production operations, including the management of up to 30 employees, 4 team leaders, 1 supervisor and 1 Production coordinator. Set up production for project including staging areas, job scheduling, Bills of Material, tooling requirement and quality control.Selected Achievements:• Improved delivery performance by 25% through restructuring workflow by staging areas.• Increased production efficiency by 40% through process improvements.• Set up quality control systems as per the contract specification.

Chullora

• Responsible for customer sales of 500k to 1M per month. Full profit and loss responsibility for 20 employees’. Prepare Budgets and cost estimates for incoming customer requests and oversee production.• Establish, sustain and manage effective business relationships with customers and clients to support commercial growth incorporating effective contract management processes to ensure customer requirements are communicated and understood and that contract objectives are achieved.• Responsible for managing all production activities to ensure that Key Performance Indicators are met consistently including safety, risk management, environment, quality, cost, productivity and delivery targetsSelected Achievements:• Improved sales through building customer confidence.• Reduced warranties from 2% to 0.7%• Implemented improved processes by building equipment in batches.

Chullora

• Responsible for managing all production operations, including the management of up to 80 employees, 8 team leaders, 2 Production Planners and 1 Production administrator. Managed day-to-day production activities including OH&S, HR and quality control.Selected Achievements:• Improved delivery performance by restructuring work areas through process investigation.• Increased production efficiency by 30% through process improvements and clearer lines ofcommunication.• Reduced revenue fluctuations through more efficient forecasting with customers

Chullora

• Responsible for compiling estimates and tenders, manage customer inquires and the day-to- day administration of the sales office.• Support commercial operations by identifying and analysing tenders for potential work, obtaining and undertaking initial review of tender documents, detecting specific requirements and referring for specialist advice, where required, preparing in conjunction with workshopstaff, quotations for material required, preparing tender bids, detailed labour and material costing, briefing relevant staff of action required when tenders are awarded.• Thoroughly examine tender documents for critical information such as closing dates, contract conditions, legal issues, quality requirements, and conformance with any OH&S and related safety and environmental standards.• Establish, sustain and manage effective business relationships with customers and clients to support commercial growth. Supervise and lead a team of specialists in estimating, contract supervision and production planning.

Chullora

• Arrange all work orders and schedule production for Air Brakes, Components and Diesel Engines. Organise bills of material, update and maintain standard jobs, control stock items, advise purchasing and arrange stock levels and manage day-to-day work within the workshop.• Review tender documents for external quotation requests, seek current market prices and, where appropriate obtain special contract rates and availability of delivery from suppliers and prepare all necessary documents including letters, quotations and related supporting material in accordance with relevant Quality Assurance standard.• Identify and prepare bill of material requirements for each job by reviewing technical drawings, and site visits where appropriate, assess labour requirements, identify tasks and calculate time required to complete in collaboration with technical and workshop staff, enter data (tasks, time and labour value) to produce base material and labour costs.

Chullora

• The supervision of various sections ranging from bogies, wheels and axles, diesel components and diesel engines.

Various Locations

• General fitting overhaul and repair on all classes of Locomotive bogies and components.

Certificate 3 In Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Automotive Diesel,Post Trade, Automotive Diesel

Hydraulics 1, Post Trade, Hydraulics And Fluid Power Technology/Technician

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