{"id":6979,"date":"2024-01-30T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=115184"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:47:06","slug":"international-access-and-expertise-a-point-of-difference-for-swietlesky-rail-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=6979","title":{"rendered":"International access and expertise a point of difference for Swietlesky Rail Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backed by global partners, Swietelsky Rail Australia<\/a> (SRA) has a key competitive advantage in that they are able to leverage their overseas counterparts\u2019 knowledge and experience within their everyday operations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The NSW-based rail infrastructure maintenance provider operates up and down the east coast of Australia and across the country, and is a subsidiary of Swietelsky, based in Austria.<\/p>\n

In addition to access to their parent company, SRA has an active exchange of talent with over 19 countries, where they share staff, knowledge, and projects within their work in Australia.<\/p>\n

Tahnee Sumner, SRA HR Manager, said that the Australian team considers itself extremely lucky to work with people across the globe, presenting the opportunity to be mentored by global talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to learn from overseas partners is a fantastic opportunity for our staff,\u201d Sumner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team are able to learn new skills and approaches to day-to-day operations while sharing our own knowledge with our international teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

SRA recognises the importance of exchanging knowledge with their international partners and believes it\u2019s a critical aspect to the training and growth of their team.<\/p>\n

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In January this year, two Manchester-based staff members from SB Rail, Swietelsky UK\u2019s joint venture with Babcock International, flew to Australia as part of the business\u2019 talent exchange program.<\/p>\n

Service Engineers Sam Nicholls and Peter Black are highly experienced senior maintenance technicians and operators of resurfacing machines and have a combined 30 years\u2019 experience in the industry spanning the UK and USA.<\/p>\n

The two staff members have been actively working alongside the SRA team on the ground, where there has been an active exchange of skills from both sides.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to have Sam and Pete working with our Australian team,\u201d Sumner continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re bringing a new wealth of knowledge to our team and are fantastic mentors to other staff who are at the beginning of their careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also have the opportunity to learn the differences of working in the hot, dry conditions of Australia and our approaches to the industry here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

SRA will also soon be welcoming three senior staff from the Austrian counterparts, to introduce them to the Australian branch and explore more ways the two businesses can collaborate.<\/p>\n

Ronald\u00a0R\u00f6ck, Norbert Midl and Werner\u00a0H\u00f6lzlsauer bring extensive technical expertise operating and maintaining Plasser machines, specifically ballast cleaners. The trio also bring a combined 70 years of railway experience from across Europe.<\/p>\n

The active exchange initiative has recently been added as part of SRA\u2019s specific training and competency framework for staff, offering a unique avenue of training for Australian staff most other businesses in the industry cannot provide.<\/p>\n

SRA believes their people are their most valuable asset, and therefore want to foster their skills and knowledge as much as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe consider ourselves a family at Swietelsky, and it\u2019s one of our core values,\u201d Sumner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our active exchange program, we\u2019re continuing to grow and strengthen our family by bringing our various branches together to work as one Swietelsky.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about SRA\u2019s most valuable asset, their people on its website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Backed by global partners, Swietelsky Rail Australia (SRA) has a key competitive advantage in that they are able to leverage \u2026 <\/p>\n

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