The primary objective of the role of the Workshop Manager is to manage the Locomotive or Wagon workshops in Phnom Penh and the associate warehouses. Coordinates and facilitates preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance and servicing of RR equipment and machinery. The Workshop Manager also helps with the implementation of policies, procedures, work instructions, risk assessments, training and statistical reporting.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage locomotive / wagon maintenance so as to provide sufficient resources to meet customer needs and within agreed budget
• Manage and report on contractor maintenance performance in accordance with the contractor’s competencies
• Prior to the commencement of new operations, coordinate and facilitate pre acceptance audits to determine ‘fit for purpose’ equipment
• Manage the collection and compilation of data relating to rolling stock performance and other agreed KPI’s
• Manage accident and incident investigations and ensure that appropriate follow up actions are taken
• Manage the recovery of rail safety incident and accident recovery on all RR rail services
• Hand-on supervision of all workshop activities, especially technical issues. Forecast and order spare parts for specific jobs/special job or for stocks replenishment. Supervise and follow up on actual progress of each individual repair job
• Provide on-the-job training as well as coaching and mentoring to mechanics and workshop employees
• Responsible for the implementation HSEQ standard within RR 1
• Support and full comply with Company and Departmental policies
• Manage all issues relating to any area of operations or personnel management referred by a peer or subordinate
• Promote a positive safety culture throughout all levels of the business and operations
• Mentor and encourage employee consultation programs that add value to site safety, health, risk management, environmental compliance and quality
• Participate in annual rail safety, SHREQ and external audits of all RR locations and operations
• Develop and promote the RR SMS by ensuring that risks are identified, eliminated, mitigated or managed so far as is reasonably practicable
• Participate in train, rolling stock, safety compliance and environmental audits.

Skills Essential to the Position:

The Workshop Manager reports to CEO/COO. The Royal Railway business is a part Royal Group. The Royal Railway mission is to provide a quality freight service to our customers, in accordance with Customer Service or Customer Supply Agreements. Royal Railway has the responsibility for the actual movement of freight, from receipt to delivery points, in a timely, safe and cost efficient manner. The Workshop Manager manages the quality of such service delivery through reference to effective Human Resource management and administration and promoting the high level competency and behaviour of the Royal Railway Employees to achieve the goals and objectives of the business, and develop and maintain the Corporate Culture.

The Workshop Manager, manages the workshop in order to:

• Provide the optimum output from the workshops an its employees
• Ensure that all projects and maintenance tasks are performed on time and on budget
• Ensures that all equipment and materials are received and are correctly stored and used and recorded
• Determine and developing safety in the workforce
• Ensure that employees participate in competency base training
• Promote a culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high quality performance.

Essential Personal Attributes:

• Diligence, honesty and safety awareness
• Cambodian and English language

Qualifications Required:

• Technical Certificate or Trade Certificate
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a management role

Level of Authority:

• As per the Delegations of Authority Manual

Description of Position Responsibility:

• Ensuring compliance to RR’s SMS
• Ensuring the RR workshops are maintained in a clean and hazard fee environment
• Ensuring zero LTI’s in the workplace
• Ensuring that all staff are issued with and comply with RR’s uniform and PPE policy
• Promoting safety in the workplace