Craig Tattersall
Plant & Transport Manager – Total Controlled Demolition
Barnsley
07868 552602

I am a successful Plant and Transport Manager with 10 years operational responsibility for company O Licence’s and managing workshops. I have a proven track record of slashing costs while maintaining excellent customer supplier relationships. I have superb management skills and am able to communicate to all levels of organisations and conduct myself in a professional manner.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Plant & Transport Manager
Total Controlled Demolition
2017-06 – Present
• Overall management responsibility for the companies’ in house fleet of plant, tools and vehicles
• O License holder for the company’s operator’s licence, including full compliance with all DVSA legislation on driver’s hours, inspection and defect records and Working Time Directive.
• Management of workshop including programming of all repairs and inspections required under both PUWER & LOLER, implement better supply agreement for parts and external repairs and slash costs by 25%
• Schedule all MOT’s for both HGV’s and company cars and vans and ensure a first time pass rate of 97%
• Produce CAPEX ‘s for replacement equipment ensuring costs for cradle to grave are analysed.

Plant & Transport Manager
HH Construction Ltd
2014-08 – 2017-06
• Overall management responsibility for the companies O Licence & in house fleet of plant, tools and vehicles
• Man management of 7 direct reports 3 drivers, 2 fitters and 2 admin staff
• Ensure all HGV’s, plant, tools, safety & lifting equipment are inspected within government guidelines
• Negotiate preferred supply agreements and SLA whilst decreasing costs by 10%
• Procure new equipment and negotiate best terms and rates

Regional Hire Coordinator
J Murphy & Sons
2012-09 – 2014-08
• Manage and fully utilize the company plant and transportation fleet in the Northern Region
• Provide a full support service to sites and field teams, train and develop junior team members
• Offer expert advice and complete CAPEX requests for specialist plant and vehicles
• Provide a weekly on hire report for sites of both internal and external plant and vehicles and ensure any amendments and queries are resolved
• Negotiate service level agreements with the aim of saving 7% against current rates,
• Sole point of contact for loss & damages, while in the role I decreased the companies damage claims by 20%

Depot Controller
2011-02 – 2012-09
• Depot responsibilities of a powered access hire business with a turnover of £2.3 million and a fleet of 300 machines, and 14 staff including admin, sales, fitters and drivers
• Conduct staff appraisals, set goals, and conduct disciplinary investigations with HR.
• Ensure that transport recovery achieves a KPI target of 76% against spend of £500000 per annum.
• Professionally resolve customer problems, service issues and complaints.
• Monitor the use of Inspire to ensure the accuracy of orders in-putted to keep queries and disputes to a minimum KPI objective of 3% of orders raised
• Ensure maximum return on damages and fuel taking responsibility for all aspects of the process.

Plant Controller
May Gurney Ltd
2007-03 – 2011-02
• O Licence responsibility of 700 company assets including HGV’s, operation transit p/u, vans, and plant used on local authority highways maintenance.
• P&L accountability of circa 6 million, Total Highway budget of 25 million
• Successful mobilisation of 2 County Highways contracts, in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
• Day to day management of 10 staff members and repair workshop.
• Program all maintenance and statutory requirements (LOLER, PUWER and VOSA) of owned assets using both internal and external maintenance suppliers and ensure all work carried out in a timely manner and to a good standard, achieving a minimum of 97% compliance.
• Look to slash operational costs by 20% whilst maintain exceptional supplier relationships
• Produce and develop toolbox talks for drivers to ensure they were aware of driver’s hours, tachograph rules and all other legal requirements

Plant Controller
Costain Ltd
2005-08 – 2007-03
• Full responsibility for the hire and allocation of construction plant and tools used on an asset management contract (AMP 3) for Yorkshire Water with a value of circa 2 million per annun
• Overseeing 2 delivery drivers and one staff member.
• Conducting site and supplier audits in line with company targets.
• In charge of Delivery, collection, update, and control of hires from start to finish. Full control over site vehicle allocation, PPE issue, and calibration of plant and equipment.
• Compiling reports and spread sheets for Operations Manager as to cost of jobs and projected costs of plant and vehicles.

Transport Coordinator
Tarmac Central Ltd
2004-08 – 2005-08
• Coordinate all transport operations for the aggregate manufacturing plants based in southern England using 100% subcontract hauliers to ensure on time deliveries are met to national builders’ merchants.
• Responsibility for delivery and shipment records, carry out investigations involving missing or late deliveries.
• Full client and supplier liaison including updates on consignments and changes to shipments, resolve problems.

Depot Manager
Peter Yarwood Ltd
2002-06 – 2004-08
• Day to day management of a specialist plant attachment (hydraulic hammers) depot and 2 staff.
• Responsibility for depot KPI targets and budgetary concerns, maintenance of existing accounts
• Increase hire revenue from £12,000 per annum to £200,000 per annum by both telesales and also field based sales calls.
• Full responsibility for all on and off hire on to in house computer system
• Attend monthly meeting at head office and produce depot reports for senior management on turnover, sales (new & used), new accounts and utilisation.

Hire Desk Controller
Hewden Plant Hire
2002-01 – 2002-06
• Full responsibility for order receipt and processing.
• Logistics planning of 2 in-house Lorries ensuring profitability of deliveries and collections and using sub contract hauliers as and when required.
• Processing of all hires on to in house computer system.
• Negotiation of hire rates, delivery and collection charges.

EDUCATION

Certificate
Moulton College – Northampton
2013 – 2014

Certificate
Havering College – Hornchurch, Essex, UK
2012 – 2013

Certificate
Asken Bryan College – Doncaster
2012 – 2012

Diploma in Industrial Maintenance Mechanics in Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
Sheridan College – Oakville, ON
1988 – 1990

Diploma in Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics in Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics
Milton District High School Milton, ON
1983 – 1987

Diploma in English
Ontario Secondary