Posted: 8 May 2008
Location: Australia
* Russian Opportunity
* New Position
* Caterpillar Focus
Our client is located in one of the largest cities in the Russian Far East with a population of approximately 500,000. It is a growing and prosperous city, with new construction underway of apartments, commercial and industrial buildings.
This new role of Mine Site Support Manager has developing responsibilities and growth potential. After an initial settling in period during which routines, work plans and customer needs are identified, it is envisaged that you will spend approximately 50% of your time travelling, providing solution based programs that yield results for customers. Process improvement and training will be the overtone in everything you do with Company staff and customers.
When not travelling, you will be working closely with the parts and service and sales teams in improvements targeted towards the customer’s problems, including liaising with the field sales representatives, attending customer meetings, acting as an adviser, providing sales teams with advice and suggestions on presentation or equipment applications, or helping undertake equipment or fleet condition reviews. Other incidental responsibilities may include relieving the Workshop Manager, assisting on special projects within the service department ie help train the tool room clerk for improved tool control, help set up a small branch or contact office in a village where they are establishing a few mechanics, some tools and a small parts inventory.
To be considered you should possess:
* A solid background with Caterpillar products from a mechanical prospective
* Experience within the mining industry
* Flexibility and dedication to develop people, processes and systems with results
* The ability to train, develop and help customers and employees learn, practice and improve within their own work areas
* Good mentoring skills and patience and enjoying seeing young people grow and learn
* A high standard of quality, but flexibility when things don’t go “by the book”
Russia is one of the last frontiers for pioneering new development with the opportunity to work in an extremely interesting cultural climate and geographic environment. Based in one of the great liveable cities in the Russian Far East the city boasts universities, theatres, sporting facilities, an arts community and world class sports fishing! The city is noted for it’s “culture” seasons which consist of opera, theatre (both stage and film), comedy, drama, history, museums and a host of social calendar activities in the community from parades to public entertainment, “live music on the square” and a variety of parks and recreation retreats in the local forests and close destinations.
This position can be offered on either a residential basis or a FIFO roster (4 trips home per year for FIFO). There is no International School in the city, so this role would not suit applicants with school aged children seeking the residential option.
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