Transport Supervisor/Manager

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

· Recruitment, along with HR, of permanent drivers, both van, 7.5t and HGV in accordance with approved budgets and staff numbers.

· Conduct and refinement of the induction process for new drivers/agency drivers including performing driver assessments.

· Ensuring all drivers have read and understood the driver’s handbook and the drivers code of conduct

· Ensuring drivers are adhering to the policies contained within the driver’s handbook, paying close attention to driver hours.

· Ensuring that all drivers are adhering to the Driver’s Code of Conduct.

· Taking or recommending immediate disciplinary action where drivers are in breach of the driver’s handbook or Code of Conduct.

· Managing driver and admin staff hours and anomalies on isys for smooth HR and payroll processes.

· Replying in a timely fashion to internal departments with any queries raised. No query should take longer than 24 hours to resolve.

· Recruitment of transport administration staff in accordance with approved budgets and staff numbers.

· Ensuring shift patterns in place to cover Saturday’s with employed drivers to eliminate agency.

· Ensuring driver debriefs are thorough and carried out in accordance with the company debrief policy.

· Investigating driver anomalies like missing cash, tyres not returned, unauthorised stops, unauthorised door openings, excessive idles and taking disciplinary action where necessary.

· Ensuring the first delivery tyres are checked on the van prior to leaving yard

· Using daily, weekly & monthly telematic data reports to debrief drivers in order to prevent accidents in accordance with the company policy. For the avoidance of doubt the Transport Manager is responsible for reducing accidents by diligently carrying out such debriefs.

· Reducing the use of agency/freelance drivers to a minimum by the effective recruitment of casual drivers who are employed by the company.

· Working closely with ATC to allocate drivers to routes/runs daily, obtaining authorisation for and organising agency drivers if required.

· Working with the Depot Manager allocating some warehouse staff as driver cover and using drivers in the warehouse as an option for cover when needed.

· On the rare occasions where agency or freelance drivers are necessary only using an agency that has negligent driver insurance (in the case of agencies) or their own insurance (in the case of freelance) and when such person or agency agrees that it will be liable in the event of an accident that is the fault of the agency driver or such driver.

· Actively managing driver holidays to ensure cover is maintained in house without the need to use agency.

· Ensuring drivers complete daily checks reports and that defects are actioned accordingly.

· Working closely with internal maintenance team to ensure vehicles are safe to drive legally.

· Ensuring accidents are reported correctly and investigations are completed thoroughly, and any necessary action taken.

· Producing weekly reports to Depot Manager on performance of department.

· Performing monthly 1 to 1’s and annual appraisals with drivers and admin team.

· Strict compliance with the company rules on rescheduling drops and returned tyres.

· Carrying out the enforcement of the above rules (in conjunction with HR) through appropriate disciplinary measures.

Qualifications and Experience:

· CPC Transport qualification desirable

· Experience in a Transport Manager/Transport Supervisor position

· Comfortable dealing with disciplinary issues

· Comfortable dealing with grievance issues

· Experience of transport planning

Advanced IT skills
Person Specification:
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

· Ability to manage assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner

· Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues

· Be computer literate with HR and Time and Attendance systems, Microsoft Word and Excel

Working Hours:

This is a full-time position working 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday and Saturday on a rota basis. There is also a requirement to be ‘on-call’ on evenings and weekends.

The above list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform any other duties that any reasonably be expected of this position.

Reference ID: Bracknell Transport 01

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00 to £35,000.00 /year

Benefits:

On-site Parking
Experience:

Transportation Management: 1 year (Required)

BECOME AN OWNER-DRIVER AND WORK FOR YOURSELF! AVERAGE EARNINGS: £45,000 – £60,000 PER YEAR. AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

CONTRACT HAULAGE WORK AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND FOR OWNER-DRIVERS AND FLEET OWNERS WITH RIGID OR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.

We are looking for owner-drivers, fleet owners, and HGV drivers (Class 1 or 2) based anywhere in the UK and interested in taking the next step up and becoming owner-operators and transport company owners. To get started and apply for an Operator’s Licence, you need to have £8,000 which is a requirement of the UK and EU transport regulations (you won’t spend it). We can help you with the rest of the process.

BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN OWNER-OPERATOR:
– Higher earnings even with one vehicle (double in some cases for the same work)
– Be your own boss and grow your fleet
– If you are tired of driving, hire others to drive for you
– Build and sell your business later and retire

WE OFFER:
– Contract haulage work all year round for rigids and artics with your trailer or ours
– FREE assistance with your Operator’s Licence application (if you hire a TM)
– Insurance: HGV and PSV vehicles, cheapest on the market
– HGV parking and registered operating centres
– Transport manager (CPC holder) for your O-licence, no course or exam is necessary
– Trailers for hire or lease
– Financing to purchase your vehicles
– Compliance with regulations
– Unlimited consulting and office support while you are driving

HGV PARKING AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £35 PER WEEK.

TRANSPORT MANAGER (CPC HOLDER) AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HGV OR PSV (HAULAGE OR PASSENGER) O-LICENCE ANYWHERE IN THE UK – FROM £250 PER MONTH.

Join our Facebook groups “Owner Operators & Truck Drivers UK” and “CPC Transport Managers UK” to network and ask questions.

Step-by-step guide: hirett.com/guide

Call Dmitry on 07833 684449.
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

TRANSPORT MANAGERS WANTED – CPC HOLDER – PSV, HGV – ALL of UK – EXTERNAL PART-TIME

WE PROVIDE TRANSPORT MANAGER SERVICES ANYWHERE IN THE UK.

If you have a national or international CPC for HGV or PSV (road haulage or passenger) obtained in the UK or any EU country, earn additional income working part-time locally as an external transport manager. Use our full support and advice for operator licence applications and maintenance. We cover all of the UK, so if you are based in a different area from where this ad is posted, you can still apply.

TO APPLY, EMAIL YOUR CV OR JUST THE FOLLOWING 5 ANSWERS TO info@hirett.com
– Name
– Phone number
– City where you are based
– Is your CPC in road haulage (HGV) or passenger (PSV)?
– Is your CPC national or international?

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NEED A TRANSPORT MANAGER FOR YOUR O-LICENCE (ANYWHERE IN THE UK)?
Call Dmitry on 07833 684449.
8am-11pm, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.

Join our Facebook groups “Owner Operators & Truck Drivers UK” and “CPC Transport Managers UK” to network and ask questions.