Driver Operations Manager — 4 on/4 off Shift

Inver Energy Limited; Grays; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Volunteering days

Enhanced holiday allowance

Job summary

Greenergy is seeking a Driver Manager to lead a 24/7 in-house haulage operation at our Thames depot in Grays, working a 4 on 4 off days/nights pattern. You will manage drivers, attendance, tachographs and incident reporting to ensure safe, efficient deliveries.

The role requires LGV C+E experience, cost-control ability, and proven leadership of a unionised team. Collaboration with scheduling, payroll and safety teams is essential to maintain high service and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Relevant (LGV C+E) transport industry experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of fuels sector and the accompanying regulatory framework and standards associated with driver vehicle operations.
• Experience of working in a highly unionised environment.
• IT literate (Word,Excel,PowerPoint) with good report writing skills.
• Able to demonstrate successful management of drivers in a unionised environment.
• International CPC Road Haulage.
• Experience / evidence of strong cost control capability.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the Company values, by being a leader with a positive ‘results focussed attitude’ with the ability to inspire excellence in others.
• Leads by example and sets standards of behaviour, by actively, demonstrating a ‘can do attitude to drive consistency and continuous improvement, whilst motivating direct reports to ensure they are championing a positive/ coherent team culture.
• Assist the resource department where required, to ensure all shifts are maximised in line with volumes and stocks.
• The management of any driver attendance or performance issues within company guidelines and procedures to ensure that there is good utilization of resource levels and availability, leading to good cost control of overtime and agency usage.
• To monitor and manage all tachograph infringements in line with company procedures, ensuring that tacho information is downloaded and available for analysis in line with required timescales.
• To manage the Tachograph Improvement Scheme to ensure drivers have received the required level of training.
• To monitor, report and improve where possible, MPG per vehicle ensuring they are within agreed levels.
• To monitor and actively manage driver hours and the utilization of hours with the agreed reference period and in line with WTD, and RTR.
• To ensure the best use of resources v’s time and cost.
• To Monitor over speed reports and deal accordingly.
• To investigate and report 100% of accident and incidents in line with company procedures ensuring retraining where appropriate and reducing future risk/exposure where possible. To ensure effective communication to the drivers of information through Tool Box Talks including such areas as health and safety, future events and issues etc., ensuring 90% attendance of drivers.
• Identification of areas for development and potential cost savings each year.
• To develop effective internal and external relationships to ensure that there is consistency of approach across regions and support to other functions is shared/given through such methods as managers conference calls, daily contact with schedulers, and terminal health and safety issues are understood and dealt with.
• To review and sign off all driver timesheets to ensure payroll information is correct, dealing with and resolving queries prior to sign off.
• To monitor, investigate and report on all dropped loads and propose appropriate changes where required to eliminate future occurrences.
• To undertake disciplinary, grievance, and absence management meetings as appropriate and required to ensure the effective manage of the drivers to aid the delivery of service.
• To provide appropriate cover for other Driver Managers during their absence – some flexibility will be required.
• To undertake health and safety risk assessments as necessary ensuring they are updated as a when required by company procedure or when new business is acquired.
• Investigate and report on all PCNs and NOiPs, and if possible instigate appeal proceedings.
• Provide end of shift handover for the oncoming Driver Manager.

Job description

Greenergy is seeking a Driver Manager to lead a 24/7 in-house haulage operation at our Thames depot in Grays, working a 4 on 4 off days/nights pattern. You will manage drivers, attendance, tachographs and incident reporting to ensure safe, efficient deliveries.

The role requires LGV C+E experience, cost-control ability, and proven leadership of a unionised team. Collaboration with scheduling, payroll and safety teams is essential to maintain high service and regulatory compliance.