Transport Operations Lead — Fleet, Compliance & Drivers

OnRoute Transport Group Ltd

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 17,000 - 24,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

£15.00 per hour
Permanent, full-time employment
Generous annual leave entitlement
Monthly pay
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Job summary

OnRoute Transport Group Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the driver team, oversee route allocation, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance across all transport operations.

You will manage the Driver Register, DBS checks, and incident response, while reporting to Directors. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Essex & Thurrock with monthly pay at £15.00 per hour.

Great benefits include annual leave and a path to leadership in a growing operator.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in operations management, ideally within transport or logistics.
  • Strong understanding of PHV operator licensing requirements.
  • Experience managing a team of drivers or field-based staff.
  • Excellent organisational skills and communications skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
  • Safeguarding awareness and commitment to wellbeing.
  • Full valid UK driving licence.
  • The right to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee day-to-day management of the vehicle fleet.
  • Manage the Driver Register and ensure all drivers hold valid licences and DBS certificates.
  • Allocate routes to drivers based on availability, location, and requirements.
  • Ensure full compliance with all conditions of the OnRoute PHV Operator Licence.
  • Maintain all operational registers and logs in accordance with company SOP v1.0.
  • Act as the lead point of contact for any incident, accident, or safeguarding concern.
  • Line manage the Administrative Officer and other operational support staff.
  • Provide regular operational reports to the Directors.

Skills

Operations management
Driver management
Organisational skills
Communications skills
Excel proficiency
Safeguarding awareness
UK driving licence
Right to work in UK

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

OnRoute Transport Group Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the driver team, oversee route allocation, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance across all transport operations.

You will manage the Driver Register, DBS checks, and incident response, while reporting to Directors. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Essex & Thurrock with monthly pay at £15.00 per hour.

Great benefits include annual leave and a path to leadership in a growing operator.

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