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Good salary
Transnet pays well and has good job security. It is a unique working environment in operations and there is always something new or exciting to see. Working in an operational grade can become monotonous however and opportunities for promotion or job change is not easily available.
Pros: Good salaries
Cons: Long hours and shift work including public holidays
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I have been trained and tested as a qualified artisan for diesel mechanics fitter. I was working as a maintenance fitter at transnet rail engineering for the period of 2years.I was working as a team work and helping each other always. I was working day shift and night shift also call out.
Pros: While we working always obeying the rules. Always be minded of safety. Wear full protective personal equipment
Cons: Yes working 12hours per day
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Excellent learning curve
Its has been an expiriance that I will all always remember. This company thought me everything I know about how to use engineering technics to solve engineering challenges. Transnet gave me a chance to grow as a person. I will always love this company. Its trained me, but now I'm willing to spread my wings and learn something new else where. THANK YOU.
Pros: Great opportunity for training
Cons: Long working hours
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Excellent learning curve
I would like to explore and learn new things. I would like to expand my knowledge and skills which I can not do at transnet engineering, there is no daily challenges they take their time to issue job card ofwhich I don't like waiting for.
Pros: None
Cons: None
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Excellent learning curve
A healthcare passionate male, who pays a lot of attention to detail, works well under pressure. I am a dedicated and analytical person, who is a team player and have good work ethics. My objective is to get a challenging position that has room for growth and i am willing to consider either a permanent or a short term contract
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: Long working hours
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Hardship learning curve
Working at Transnet on a daily to day basis is really frustrating especially on the department that i am working on people they just do things the way they want to and it is really frustrating when one really wants to apply actually engineering principles. The relationship with colleagues is very good the only problem is with top management they actually do not communicate with lower level workers properly. What i enjoy is to solve technical issues and apply engineering knowledge to solve problems and working hand to hand help clients. The most challenging aspect is change management because the top management is held by old white people that do not want to change and that feel threatened by my qualifications and they tend to hold once down to development and education.
Pros: Working in Team
Cons: Lack of opportunity for promotion
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Training
prepare ER reports, general achieve management and matainance of an ER filling system, general ER employee relations admin, register disputes and attend to all administrative and logical arrangements pertaining to conciliation and arbitrations, maintain and update HC policy manuals and collective agreements, collect and analyse and submit statistics with regard to grievances, discipline, disputes, strike action etc,collect and prepare files for disciplinary and staffing appeals for submission to ER Manager, preparations of ER reports, travel and accommodation arrangements, general administrative support, e.g. attend to ER manager' s email correspondence when required .
Pros: greating opportunity for learning
Cons: favourism
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Good customer relations and a team player
On a typical workday i start with going through my emails and attending the meetings. This helps me to get to plan the day ahead, getting my ducks in a row in the form of scheduling the sub-tasks. I also ensure that the resources and tools are available and accessible before starting the day's task/project. With almost 10 years of experience there is so much that i have learnt ever since i started working for the company. That includes amongst other things design, project and product management, quality management, engineering processes etc. I enjoy attending meetings wherein we conceptualise the designs, be it the locomotive, trucks and coaches. Furthermore,i like the part where we plan, strategise and do the scope of work for the product we planning to design and how this is going to be monitored and controlled.
Pros: Very Conducive environment
Cons: Not Enough challenges
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Process and Project Person
I am a continuous improvement consultant at my current Job, my daily responsibilities is to ensure that the business operates at its optimal level whilst ensuring safety of the employees. I think everyone is unique in their own way, but what makes me different and really proud of myself. I’m very optimistic, I work best with different teams and able to get the team to do the right things through engaging and finding common grounds.
Pros: I am a person who is always willing to grow and i adapt easily on new challenges
Cons: time management was my weakest point as i ensure that the project that i am conducting bears positive results however with the tools such as ghantt chart i am able to manage my time
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Good learning with enough experience
It's a normal company with a good culture and working ethics. Good managent for most times .leak of safety challenges, sometimes bad with patience . Very few abnormal hours with not enough pay.
Pros: fair opportunities for promotions
Cons: too little safety competitions
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