Assistant Manager - Operations

Overview

Position Purpose: Assistant Manager Operations would be responsible for ensuring that all GATX India Pvt. Limited (GIPL) wagons are manufactured, inspected, inducted, operated and maintained over the Indian Railway network in a smooth manner ensuring adequate safety of the wagons and complying with all statutory norms set out by Indian Railways as well as in compliance with GIPL policies. He/she will work closely with Manager Operations and Manager QA to ensure maximization of availability of GIPL wagons in service

Responsibilities

Key Job Activities: 

% Time Spent

Rake Manufacturing:

Monitor and manage the Wagon manufacturing across various suppliers, and ensure that wagons are manufactured to the GIPL norms in a timely manner.

 

Interact with the suppliers, Sourcing, Production and QA team for end to end project management. Apprise GIPL team on regular basis about the project progress.

50%

Fleet Management:

• Supporting the physical verification of the GIPL fleet as per compliance requirements.
• Responsible for conducting the detailed field inspection of GIPL rakes.
• Upgrade and repair of GIPL rakes.
• Would participate in commissioning of the rakes.

25%

 

Rail Operations:

 

This person will be responsible for working on the strategic projects at GIPL as per the requirements, such as:

• Telematics Implementation in Wagons.
• Working on onboard wagon monitoring systems.
• Conducting the UAT of the IT tools for the Operations function.
• Supporting wagon maintenance project.

 

25%

Qualifications

Scope of Work: The person in this role will be responsible for coordinating with wagon manufacturers and suppliers to ensure effective project management and timely execution. The individual will regularly engage with GIPL customers for rake inspections, resolution of day-to-day operational issues, and facilitation of access to terminals and other customer locations.

Additionally, the role requires close interaction with Indian Railways (IR) workshops for the inspection and maintenance of GIPL rakes. The person will be responsible for addressing technical issues, managing warranty claims, and following up to ensure that maintenance activities are carried out in a timely manner and in accordance with established processes and standards for GIPL wagons.

The main focus of the person in this role would be to ensure productive use of GIPL assets by reducing detentions and turnaround times for better servicing of the Customer.

Desired Skills & Experience

Education and/or Experience Required:

The candidate should have a Diploma/ Degree in Mechanical engineering.

The candidate should have at least 6 years of overall experience The candidate should preferably have knowledge of IR organization structure, departments, functions and procedures.

Key Competencies:

The candidate should have experience of working on the shopfloor, and experience in the heavy fabrication would be preferred.

The candidate should have good interpersonal skills and networking

Person applying for the role should possess good communication skills (written and verbal).

The candidate should be physically fit to carry out inspections in the field and in the plants which may involve moving on and off the wagons.

The candidate should be a person who is of exceptional level of integrity on personal and professional front. The behavior of this person at all times should be in line with the various GATX guidelines of code of conduct including FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)

 Extensive travel within India may be required to be undertaken for a person filling in this post.

Posting Duration

This posting will remain open until the role is filled.

 

As of the post date, the salary range for this position is:

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This role may be eligible to participate in the Company’s short-term incentive plan, the details of which will be provided to the applicant upon hire.