Traffic Controller Night Shift Supervisor

AVADA Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Supportive environment

Impact on traffic safety

Job summary

AVADA Traffic, a leading traffic management operator in Australia, seeks a seasoned Night Shift Supervisor for the Yarraville depot to oversee traffic controller teams and ensure safe, efficient operations across sites. This role is night shift only, based in Yarraville with travel between sites.

You will drive site audits, manage rosters, support revenue and cost budgeting, and maintain client satisfaction and safety while leading a large team in a time-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a traffic controller, with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of traffic management plans and safety protocols.
• Strong MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct site audits and maintain site presence to ensure safe, efficient running of all jobs.
• Implement approved systems so controllers complete accurate records and inspections.
• Adhere to incident reporting and escalation procedures for serious or public-interest incidents.
• Escalate client feedback and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Complete client documentation and participate in onboarding processes.
• Manage on-call phone during night shift and review rosters and shifts.
• Oversee inventory of signage and conduct annual stocktakes.
• Contribute to revenue and expense budgeting.

Skills

Traffic control

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Team leadership

Time management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Traffic Controller Night Shift Supervisor

About Us
AVADA Traffic is a leading traffic management operator and ancillary service provider with an established and extensive network of companies throughout Australia and New Zealand. AVADA Traffic provides services to government clients and major contractors in the civil infrastructure and maintenance sector.

The organisation is on a significant growth curve and is seeking candidates wanting to learn and grow with the company, challenge themselves and enjoy the rewards of working with similar people driven for team success.

Role Purpose
Exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced night shift supervisor for our Yarraville depot. This role is night shift only. The purpose of the Supervisor is to manage and grow a safe, productive, and profitable geographical area. This role is responsible to oversee and coordinate the operational activities of the traffic controller teams to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of both night of operations and future operational activities to meet client requirements. This role will be based in our depot in Yarraville, however a requirement to travel between sites, depots and offices will be involved.

Key Accountabilities

Develop and conduct site audits and maintain site presence in line with company procedures, to ensure safe and efficient running of all jobs.

Implement company approved systems to ensure traffic controllers are completing accurate site records, pre-start records, vehicle inspections, signage inspections, stocktakes as per company procedures.

Adhere to the incident reporting procedure and escalation process by immediately reporting any serious, or public interest incident to the Regional/State Manager.

Ensure all client feedback, compliments, and complaints, are escalated to the State Manager and company Corrective Preventive Action process is adhered.

Ensure all client requirements, documentation is completed.

Participate in client onboarding process.

Manage the on-call phone during night shift

Review the daily, weekly rosters.

Review rejected shifts on a daily basis.

Manage the inventory of signage on vehicles and stores.

Ensure stocktake is carried out annually for each vehicle.

Contribute to revenue and expense budgeting to the build the annual P&L budget.

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate:

Proven experience as a traffic controller, with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role.

Strong knowledge of traffic management plans and safety protocols.

Strong MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Ability to lead, motivate and support a large team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment.

Strong organisational and time management skills ensuring operational activities remain on time and within budget.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills.

Valid traffic control certification and driver's license.

Effective communication skills and ability to give feedback (positive / negative) to team members.

Well-honed Client relationship skills to ensure provision of excellent service.

High personal integrity.

Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity.

Ability to develop effective relationships and influence others.

What we offer:

Opportunities for professional growth and development.

A supportive and collaborative work environment.

The chance to make a real impact on traffic safety and efficiency.

As an equal-opportunity employer, we value diversity and encourage applications from all personnel who are committed to a physically and mentally safe workplace.