Transport Manager

LinkedIn - Jobboard; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapphire Utility Solutions is seeking a Transport Manager to enhance its fleet department in Preston. This role entails overseeing driver tachograph analysis, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing vehicle inspections. The successful candidate will join a supportive team environment that prioritizes employee growth and safety.

Qualifications

• Must support transport manager with tachograph analysis.
• Knowledge of compliance laws and vehicle inspections required.
• Experience in scheduling and planning vehicle maintenance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform driver tachograph analysis to ensure compliance.
• Manage daily vehicle inspections and report defects.
• Coordinate with workshop for maintenance and inspections.

Skills

Driver Tachograph analysis

Compliance with legislation

Vehicle inspections

Scheduling

Education

Relevant industry qualifications

Job description

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Established in 2013, Sapphire Utility Solutions has quickly become the partner of choice for many clients across the UK in our chosen markets.

We provide award winning services to the clean water, wastewater, gas, digital networks, and highways sector and are passionate about working alongside our client’s and partners to maintain the utility services essential to modern life.

Due to company growth we are looking for a Transport Manager to join our growing fleet department.

Location: Preston

Salary: £40,000

Responsibilities

• Driver Tachograph analysis. The TC is to support transport manager for all tachograph
  
  

Analysis using Tacho Master. This includes;

• WTD vs Driver hours
• Weekly vehicle tachograph checks in-line with vehicle inspections.
• Analysis of all tachograph records to ensure compliance with legislation, law and
  
  

working time directive rules.

• Daily Defects – Walk Around Checks – Ensure that accounted for and completed from vehicles in use vs stood. FV
  
  

or endorsed system is updated and that all assets are visible on Samsara (liaise with hire desk for external hires trailers etc). Defects are past to workshop manager/head of fleet to action.

Non reported daily are escalated to transport manager daily

Any defects passed to workshop coordinator to open job card on syrinx (job card number is

to be used as ref on FV for defect)

• Vehicle Inspections, MOT. TC must support TM ensuring that a record is
  
  

kept and reported to all depots detailing the inspections, service, MOT and taxation so work

can be booked in for pre-planned works,

• Driver licenses – Check driver licenses for points, disqualification in line with insurance
  
  

requirements.

• Scheduling – Pre planned inspections services, MOT are distributed to relevant manager to
  
  

notify of any re-programmed works, liaise with head of fleet & work shop coordinator to

book into workshop so all jobs care covered, schedule sent out operations to ensure that all appointments are not missed. .

This role will be measured with Key Performance Indicators [KPI] against;

• Scheduling updates are passed to managers
• None report Daily defects are inputted and report to TM
• Vehicle maintenance planning.
  
  

What You Will Get In Return

In joining Sapphire Utility Solutions as part of the Lanes Group - the UK’s largest independent provider, we are committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises the well-being, growth, and safety of our employees. Through continuous training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that values every individual's unique contribution, we empower our team to uphold the highest standards of integrity, collaboration, and inclusivity.

The Lanes Group plc comprises of a range of established service providers subsidiaries, which complement the specialist service of Lanes, by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers.

Lanes

Lanes I

SUS

Clearflow

AQS

S&C Foster

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community

Strictly no agencies please

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Other

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  Management and Manufacturing

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  Utilities

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