Senior Logistics Engineer

Job title:

Senior Logistics Engineer

Company

P&O Ferries

Job description

Job Description:How you will contribute

• Making sure the engineering function is aligned with the operations team and other support functions. Ensuring engineering is aligned and contributes towards the overall strategy and objectives of DP World.
• Lead teams of Engineers to ensure departmental deliverables are achieved, potentially across multiple sites
• Contribute to the development and implementation of regional initiatives
• Identify innovations and best practices; evaluate and quantify its cost & benefits; communicate and roll out to plants
• Ensure department metrics and reporting are produced and developed to satisfy senior management requirements on time and in full
• Work with plant teams to continually monitor and review MTM based headcount plan versus actual to ensure alignment is maintained
• Ensure clear and quantifiable data is available to show contribution to business made by individuals and function as a whole
• Contribute towards the development and delivery of long-term engineering strategy to ensure continual development of function and the delivery of best practice solutions across site
• Act as a “trouble shooter” when required, identify pinch points or problem areas, ensure root cause analysis is completed where appropriate and corrective measures are implemented into operations
• Ensure all process developments are tested and implemented in line with approval processes to the operation in a seamless fashion.
• Representing the engineering team internally and with customer as required
• Able to work independently and under own initiative on any site, ensuring the delivery of engineering obligations / requirements as dictated by region engineering management and local plant management
• Support in the training and developing of plant-based engineering teams and embed regional standards within sites.
• Act as a subject matter expert for function and ensure expertise and knowledge is shared with plant-based teams
• Develop, manage, and ensure effective delivery of engineering elements of BPI projects, Continuous improvement initiatives and Site launches

What you will bring

• Ideally educated to degree level in a related discipline
• Use of customer owned PPS process using the “5 Why’s”, “Fish Bone” and team inputs to establish root cause analysis and implementation of short, medium and long term counter measures.
• Ability to understand and interpret data and draw appropriate conclusions.
• Lean and Six Sigma practitioner
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels
• Ability to empathise and understand client’s viewpoint and requirements and act as there champion within engineering function
• Ability to interpret data and derive solid conclusions from analysis.
• Possess strong IT skills, particularly MS Excel, & PowerPoint. Familiarity of AutoCAD would be an advantage.
• Strong project management and operational experience.
• Strong leadership and change management skills. Willingness to roll up sleeves, get the job done and perform other duties as required
• Challenge the status quo and bring new ideas into the open. Think outside the box. Provide our people with a clear understanding of our goals and objectives

CompensationDP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.About DP WorldTrade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.WE MAKE TRADE FLOWTO CHANGE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

Expected salary

Location

Minworth, West Midlands

Job date

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:56:59 GMT

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