HSPO Warehouse Operations & Logistics… at General Motors · Dandenong

HSPO Warehouse Operations & Logistics Intern

Location: Dandenong, Victoria, Australia · Onsite

Job Description

This role will be regarded as an entry level operations position to assist in special projects and continuous improvement activities which will develop an understanding in project management, warehousing principles, standardised work documentation creation and maintenance as well as implementing GMS Principles. This will also involve management of occupational health and safety in the workplace, interaction with people, communication skills, analytical skills.

Position Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Participating in tasks for project coordination for continuous improvement solutions/ initiatives including CAD layout updates
• Communicating and engaging different levels in the organization where there is a process change, they are responsible for managing
• Understand and promote Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) principles, including maintaining the Business Plan Deployment boards.
• Assist in highlighting and addressing occupational health and safety issues as they arise in projects responsible for managing as well as reporting
• Assist with the development and implement standard operating procedures and ensure they are adhered to for standard work processes, taking steps to modify them where necessary
• Creating simple data reports for operations under instruction of the Operations Manager
• Verifying system generated daily reporting jobs are run and sent to recipients
• Assist in maintaining operating work queues to ensure they are cleared timely
• Assist with manpower and labour planning
• Support Workplace of Choice activities and events
• Assist with Australia Packaging Covenant signatory requirements & Environmental reports
• Assist with identifying DG products missing Safety Data Sheets

Knowledge:

• Some experience in the workforce, preferably with customer interaction
• Wants a career in operations, supervision or industrial engineering
• Strong understanding of customer service and expectations
• Ability to follow directives and deliver results
• Capable of self managing a continuous stream of multiple priorities and meeting related deadlines.
• Self-awareness and able to handle a broad spectrum of people
• Monitoring, sustaining and improving new and existing processes
• Very capable computer skills including MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel
• Basic level of AutoCAD will be an advantage

​Skills:

• Self-reliance, proactive, positive to each new task.
• Strong rational with decision making
• Perform with high motivation, commitment and be prepared to go the ‘extra step’
• Very effective time management of multiple tasks
• Very strong communication skills - oral and written
• Perform with high motivation, commitment and be prepared to go the ‘extra step’
• Accept coaching and learn from experiences
• Understands the importance of data integrity
• Proficient in analysing data and identifying trends.
• Advantageous if previously exposed to SAP modules CRM and EWM.
• Advantageous if previously worked on AutoCAD.

Experience/Education:

• Engineering Degree, or
• Logistics and / or Supply Chain Management degree, or
• Business Administration Degree

Competencies:

• Drive For Results
• Problem Solving
• Timely Decision Making
• Customer Focus







About GM

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