ANNUAL REPORT 2004–05 - V/Line

OUR EMPLOYEES“JOHN MITCHELLOUR MAIN ROLE AS LOCOMOTIVE DRIVERSUPERVISORS IS TO ENSURE THAT DRIVERSTANDARDS ARE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. TRAININGAND TROUBLESHOOTING ARE ALSO AT THEFOREFRONT AS WE TRY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIALPROBLEMS AND WORK WITH DRIVERS ANDMANAGEMENT ON SOLUTIONS. WE ACT AS A LINKBETWEEN THE DRIVING GRADE AND MANAGEMENTAND I THINK THAT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED ON BOTHSIDES. DRIVERS RESPOND TO US BECAUSE WE ALLHAVE LONG EXPERIENCE AS DRIVERS OURSELVES.WE'RE ON THEIR WAVE-LENGTH. MANAGEMENTWELCOMES OUR INPUT TOO; IT MAKES THEMOPERATIONALLY STRONGER. WE CONTRIBUTE TOCOMMITTEES AND HAVE INPUT TO ISSUES, SUCHAS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. IT'SREWARDING – AND A CAREER OPPORTUNITY FORDRIVERS OF THE FUTURE.From left: V/Line’s crew concept – drivers and conductors workingtogether; the on–train supervisor team at Spencer Street Station;locomotive driver supervisor John Mitchell; on–train supervisors checkstandards in trainsV/LINE ANNUAL REPORT 2004–05|31