Transport Manager

Transport Manager

Our client, a well-established organisation who have an excellent reputation in their industry are looking for an experienced Transport Manager to fun their fleet. This is a fully office-based role of routing Vehicles within the fleet.

The successfull candidate will have a CPC and expereince of

• Benefits
• monthly Car allowance
• Pension
• Yearly bonus
• Festive gifts

• Responsibilities:
• Monitor vehicle accident rates across the area of responsibility and ensure a consistent approach when dealing with individuals when performance in this area falls below acceptable standards.
• Complete regular 1-2-1s /performance reviews with the whole team identifying needs and actioning as required.
• Ensure full legal compliance in all activities undertaken.
• Analyse and review vehicle routing to ensure maximum utilisation in conjunction with the Head of Transport, set and monitor KPIs around paying jobs, bins collected, percentage utilisation, vehicle accident rate, lead times, service delivery, sustainability.
• Drive efficiency through leadership and proactive communication within the team.
• Ensure all accidents or incidents are fully investigated and passed on for further action as required.
• Implement and deliver training and succession plans for the immediate team
• Strive for a fleet of multi modal trained drivers.
• Liaise with workshop manager to ensure all vehicle checks are complete and defect reporting is being carried out
• Encourage a culture of safety and reporting of near misses
• Download, report, monitor and act on all tacho or legislative infringements.
• Deliver TBTs to the team obtaining signatures for understanding
• Liaise with lead driver regarding training post-accident and the onboarding of new drivers.
• Liaise with customers in respect of issue or complaint striving to resolve at the earliest opportunity.
• Ensure that detailed and accurate information is provided to the driver team including any specific customer demands and any potential hazards.
• Accompanying sales colleagues on site visits where deliveries or collections require particular attention from a transport professional.
• Take a positive lead in embracing training opportunities, new technologies and work practices, and ensuring the team have the aptitude and positive attitude to embrace in the same way.
• Continually identify and diagnose where changes are required to increase effectiveness, efficiencies and standards in general.
• Any other duties as requested by the Commercial Director or SMT member that are within the skills and capabilities of the job holder.
• Personal requirements:
• Transport Manager CPC.
• Full driving license with Class 2 entitlement.
• ADR Certificate.
• At least 3 years’ experience within a similar role ideally within the waste or construction sector.
• Excellent delegation skills.
• Excellent local geographical knowledge.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate and act upon any issues in a timely manner.
• Ability to take initiative and anticipate needs
• Strong leadership, development and coaching skills.
• A talented and concise communicator in writing and in person.
• Strong IT skills and a knowledge of Office 365 suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and Teams) as a minimum.
• Professional and effective relationship-building skills.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of the role but with particular attention to H&S and any other regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work well within a diverse business and use your own initiative.
• Educated to GCSE or NVQ standard with high grades in English and Math.

Please note:

As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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