Fleet Operations & Safety Manager

rectitude recruit; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Rectitude Recruit is seeking a Fleet Manager to oversee daily operations, coordinate drivers, ensure on-site safety, and manage timely deliveries. The role involves monitoring the fleet, conducting vehicle checks, and implementing preventative maintenance while addressing issues with drivers and clients.

The ideal candidate should have strong leadership, risk management, and communication skills, with experience in managing a medium to large fleet and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or higher.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Risk management on and off site.
• Brief Driver’s on most economical routes to be taken, daily.
• Communicate with All Personal to ensure Smooth Running of Loading and Offloading of Trucks
• Ensure timely delivery of our products.
• Communicator between Driver & Client and address any issues on site with Customer and or Driver.
• Liaise with Drivers to address any problems that may arise with deliveries.
• Physically checking any items returned before requesting credit notes to be passed.
• Do physical truck inspections to determine preventative maintenance, repairs and damages, determine if damages were abuse and take disciplinary steps against driver if damage was caused through abuse.
• Monitor driver abuse, wear and tear, tyre usage and take necessary preventative actions.
• Monitor full fleet diesel consumptions, including trucks, bakkies, forklifts and yellow machines.
• Attend to Breakdowns, and Accidents, put alternative plans in action to ensure delivery takes place to Customer with minimum inconvenience to Customer.
• Chair weekly toolbox talks with team, give team advice and motivate team, address any concerns or problems that may arise.
• Collaborate and communicate information related to shipments with relevant internal teams and customers.
• Live monitoring of Fleet.
• Driver training and Onboarding.
• On 24 hours standby for drivers and in-case of an accident.
• Weekly Debriefing of Staff.
• Enforce discipline and take disciplinary action against staff when needed.
• Keeping Premises neat and Clean by delegating, and ensure that yard is secured.
• Ad hoc duties

Skills

Fleet management

Team leadership

Communication

Working under pressure

Risk management

Driver coordination

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or higher

Job description

Rectitude Recruit is seeking a Fleet Manager to oversee daily operations, coordinate drivers, ensure on-site safety, and manage timely deliveries. The role involves monitoring the fleet, conducting vehicle checks, and implementing preventative maintenance while addressing issues with drivers and clients.

The ideal candidate should have strong leadership, risk management, and communication skills, with experience in managing a medium to large fleet and ensuring compliance with safety standards.