Senior Transport Manager

MTS Cleansing Services Ltd; Cossington; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Transport Manager to oversee the transport team and compliance in a large contract. You will be responsible for managing fleet operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting logistics services while promoting a safe and efficient workplace.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Full PPE provided

Company events

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Proven transport management experience.
• Previous managerial experience including fleet resources.
• Knowledge of current Road Transport and Operators licensing legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the transport team and compliance for the STW contract.
• Ensure vehicle cleanliness and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Monitor service records ensuring fleet compliance.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Management experience

Vehicle management

Compliance knowledge

Education

Certificate of professional competence Road Haulage (National/International)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position: Senior Transport Manager

Location:C/O THE EDGE BUILDING,Charnwood Edge Bus. Park, 1, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ

Line Reporting Manager: Head of Fleet & Compliance (MTS)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am - 5pm, 1hour unpaid lunch

Salary: £45,000

Principle Duties And Accountabilities

• To manage the transport team across the STW contract, taking responsibility for the companys O Licenses across the contract, along with managing the fleet and compliance.
  
  

Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage service requirements within the contract, along with managing the costs within the service requirements.
• Supporting the contract with vehicle requirements along with liaising on service requirements / needs.
• Use standard and in-house software for a range of tasks including vehicle management and costing as well as reporting and administration.
• Strong commercial acumen and management experience. You should be able to manage P&Ls and costs for the fleet.
• Strategic overview of logistics service within the contract, responsible for KPI management.
• Manage day-to-day issues involving VPR checks, insuring these are carried out correctly.
• Ensure operatives always keep their vehicles in a clean and roadworthy condition.
• Ensure departmental and logistics objectives are met in the most appropriate way, highlighting current deficiencies, and ensuring best practice and guidelines are adhered to.
• Liaise with and assist generally other sections on the contract in the delivery of operational and administrative services to internal and external customers
• Always perform tasks in accordance with H&S and statutory procedures having regard also to the Companys quality management system
• Accident investigations & reporting in line with company policies and procedures.
• Be confident in carrying out disciplinary hearings / investigations
• Liaise with MTS Transport Team & Compliance team.
• Be responsible for the company O License requirements along with vehicle allocations on the licenses.
• Support team with planning inspections and maintenance records
• Controlling & monitoring vehicle inventory & audits.
• Transport Compliance monitoring Monitor & Audit Satellite depots, Manage relationships with suppliers, Liaise with client & depot lead in relation to parking and depot management.
• Overseeing and managing driver logbooks, including all infringements.
• Monitor service records ensuring fleet compliance.
• Monitoring any hire vehicles used and ensuring they are fully compliant with the correct paperwork.
• Keep up to date fleet list ensuring the vehicles are fully compliant.
  
  

Health & Safety

Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) states the general duties of employees at work

It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to:

• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work; and
• as regards any duty or requirement imposed on their employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with them so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with
  
  

The Transport Manager Health And Safety Responsibilities Are

• To understand and implement the company health and safety policy
• To ensure and monitor the health, safety and welfare of all staff/sub-contractors working under their remit
• To influence and promote a positive health, safety culture within the organisation and lead by example
• To carry out at least 1 x IMS527 Senior Manager tour of works area and 1 x Weekly SHEF report for the depot/offices/workshop. Copies of these are to be submitted to their respective SHEQW representative by the end of each month
• To investigate all occupational accidents and incidents using the company 2, 2, 2 process and produce detailed reports with supplementary evidence with support from the SHEQW department
• To report all health, safety and environmental incidents to relevant persons and your SHEQW representative upon notification or at least within 2 hours
• To ensure safety briefings/TBTs are delivered and signed registers are completed
• To ensure you are aware of the company fire and first aid arrangements, and emergency evacuation procedure
  
  

Qualifications / Competency

• Previous managerial experience including fleet resources
• Proven transport management experience.
• Certificate of professional competence Road Haulage (National/International).
• Knowledge of current Road Transport and Operators licensing legislation
• Previous experience in the transport, waste or logistics industry desired
• Must have the ability to take on responsibility for your own workload
• Proficiently using Microsoft Office systems including Word and Excel
  
  

What We Offer

• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Full PPE provided
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking / On-site parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Death In Services
• Referral programme
  
  

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