Transport Supervisor

Daniels Health; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Flexible working arrangements

Career opportunities in a high growth,

Paid parental leave

Employee share program

Discounts on private health insurance

Job summary

Cleanaway Health Services is seeking an experienced Transport Supervisor to lead the transport and fleet team on-site in Yatala. You will drive safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement across routing, scheduling, and fleet utilization.

The role requires strong people management, analytical ability, and proficiency with MS Office, CRM, and GPS systems. You will work within a high-performing logistics environment supporting healthcare customers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading transport teams in logistics environments.
• Strong communication and leadership capabilities.
• Proficient in data analysis to identify patterns and improve operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transport and fleet team with fleet and transport coordinators.
• Ensure fleet safety, routing, and customer service standards meet expectations.
• Plan and review transport activity; manage drivers, schedules, and compliance.

Skills

Transport management

People management

Analytical thinking

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM software

GPS systems

Job description

A division of Cleanaway, Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 10,000 employees working at over 400 sites.Cleanaway Health Services provides a diverse range of product and service solutions across the healthcare sector. Our customers include hospitals, clinics, veterinarians, research centers, and pharmaceuticals.

About the role:

We have an opportunity for an experienced Transport Supervisor to join our Health Services Business Unit, based on-site in Yatala. You will lead the transport and fleet team with the support of fleet and transport coordinators and the transport manager. Your days will be highly visible within the transport and logistics department to maintain safety, compliance, service, cost efficiency, and continuous improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage fleet safety, routing systems and ensure all customer servicing is up to date.
• Meet objectives aligned with both customer and internal standards and management of the fleet to ensure that the service provided to the customers meets or exceeds their expectations.
• Continuous management and review of transport activity, scheduling of the drivers and vehicles, and ensuring that all transport is conducted in line with statutory requirements and completed in line with the fatigue management plan.
• Ensure all permits are kept up to date as required and that any maintenance, training, and other critical needs are being met.
• Maximise fleet utilisation, fleet routing, and delivery schedules with truck drivers. This includes Daily/weekly & monthly planning and planning of efficient runs for drivers incorporating upcoming public holidays, overnight runs, country runs, ad hoc requests from customers and proactive planning of annual leave.
• Effective and visual communication to the Driver Team on expectations and route planning for the month ahead
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies for matters such as cost and improved transport.
• Achievement of operational and financial key performance targets.
• Build and lead a cohesive team of transport staff to ensure optimal performance and a proactive approach that consistently delivers high-performance outcomes to our clients.

About you:

• Transport experience in a management or supervision capacity.
• Demonstrated Technical and analytical ability to identify and define problems, extract key information from data to identify patterns or trends, test and verify the cause of the problem, and develop solutions to resolve the problems.
• You will have demonstrated skills in relationship management coupled with a high level of written and verbal communication.
• You lead from the front and have a track record of exceptional people management skills in building rapport, change strategies and setting the pace, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, people development, and performance management.
• You are tech-savvy and can pick things up quickly, proficient in using Microsoft Office suite, CRM software, and GPS systems.

About Us

Join us at Cleanaway and contribute to making a sustainable future possible, together. We transform waste into resources and renewable energy. When you start to think of waste as a resource, it opens a world of possibilities.

As a high growth, ASX listed organisation with over 7500 employees, our goal is to be recognised by our customers as the most innovative and sustainable waste management company with industry leading HSE performance. We are Australia’s largest company in this sector, providing essential services to millions of customers and communities Nationally.

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career opportunities in a high growth, Australian business
• Supportive and safe work environment
• Paid parental leave
• Great company benefits: Employee share program, company discounts, salary packaging, flu vaccinations, discounts on private health insurance and more

Our Process

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status. We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.