Job Title: Transport Manager Reports To: Depot Manager
Brief Overview
Managing the day-to-day running of a fast moving distribution operation.
Staff engagement, training, management and progression.
Legal and Internal Audit compliance
Core Duties:
- Coordinating and controlling the daily delivery schedule
- Regular review and update where necessary of delivery service charter
- Delegating work to staff and managing their workload to ensure first class customer satisfaction
- Conducting delivery crew debriefs to ensure all relevant information is collected and communicated forward if required
- Arranging and controlling the Preventative Maintenance schedule for all fleet vehicles
- Maintaining the condition of the delivery equipment and arranging for necessary repairs
- Responsible for monitoring tachograph records and implementing improvement plans where necessary
- Implementing and enforcing Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- To analyse data to monitor performance and plan improvements.
- Overseeing the recruitment of new staff, including interviews, training and inductions.
- Ensuring adequate staff levels to cover for absences and peaks in workload.
- Promoting staff development, training and disciplinary matters.
- Administration of holiday requests and absence monitoring.
Additional Duties to include:
- Working with Stock/warehouse team to ensure depot output targets are met
- Regular Communication with office and sales teams to achieve common goals
- Key holder responsibilities
- Customer Site visits, as required
- Assist Depot Manager and Warehouse Manager with Monthly H&S audit
Key Skills:
Use of Microsoft Office eg.Excel for spreadsheets and records
Full use of 'Trinity' system and Cyber query (Training to be provided where required)
Able to work as part of a team or independently
Good communication skills essential
Planning and Organisation
Ability to adapt to a fast paced and changing environment
Specialist knowledge/experience of Multi drop transport operations
Essential Requirements
- Transport Manager CPC
- IOSH
- Previous experience with managing an 'O' License fleet