Transport Manager - Durban, South Africa - RCL FOODS Careers

RCL FOODS Careers

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Durban, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized, collaborative, people and skill orientated
Transport Manager within the baking business unit.

This role will be based in
Durban and reporting to the General Manager.

This role is a
Permanent role.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Oversee transport, workshop departments and all depots, including assets and employees.
Plan and implement budgets.
Plan, Motivate and Implement Capex Replacements.
Maintain Vehicle Asset Register.
Source cost effective parts and ensure on time delivery by securing reliable suppliers
Develop relationship with suppliers.
Daily recon of all fuel used to ensure that target fuel usage margins are maintained
Ensure all fleet is available for Distribution on a daily basis including spare units.
Schedule all services, repairs and ensure parts availability.
Maintain and repair fleet as per OEM and FOSA requirements
Downtime to be kept to a minimum. (Daily VOR)
Verify and sign off job cards in the workshop including depots.
Manage performance of employees with emphasis on productivity, efficiency, and service delivery using RCL Standards of Leadership and Our Way.
Train, motivate, coach, and mentor transport and workshop employees
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in the workshop.
Weekly Depot visits to ensure that standards are maintained at Depot level.
Ensure the workshop staff adhere to all Health and Safety Regulations.
Ensure that workshop staff adhere to all Food Safety Regulations.
Oversee and approve of all parts purchased in the workshop.
Monitor fuel reserves and order timeously.
Weekly and Monthly Fuel Recons to balance all diesel stock for month end.
Ensure stores stock availability, complete monthly stock take and balancing.
Ensure that all drivers adhere to the National Road Traffic act, daily monitoring of speeding, misuse of any company vehicles and implement corrective action.
Monthly tyre reconciliation and document tyre performance and utilization on the total fleet including depots.
Ensure recapped stock is returned to Workshop Stores.
Daily and Monthly Tyre Stock Recons.
Monthly Tyre scrapping reports.
Daily and Weekly Vehicle inspections.
Ensure that all vehicle checklists are complete and closed out.
Ensure that company pool vehicles are monitored and tracked to avoid abuse.
Ensure optimum utilization of all trucks and Feeder trucks.
Ensure that a proper cleaning register is maintained
Monthly Workshop Expenses breakdown down and average cost per / km is calculated and monitored monthly. (CPK).
Report incidents and accidents, investigate and implement preventive measures.
Close out all accidents with Insurance administrator within time.
Maintain fleet image. (Mechanical, Branding and cosmetics)
Monitor and track staff KPI's
Comply with BU procedures and policies.
Staff Training analysis and implementation

Minimum Requirements:

Skills, Experience & Education Requirements:

Matric or equivalent (N4)
EC drivers' licence
Good communication skills (Written and Spoken)
Financial (0 based budgets, Capex, Syspro, Recons)
Computer Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)
Qualified Diesel Technician with minimum 5 years' experience on trucks. (Mechanical, Auto Electrical, Cooling Systems, Tyre management)
Workshop Management with 5 years' experience and sound knowledge of workshop procedures and processes.
Knowledge of workshop health and safety principals
FMCG experience (Advantageous)
Diploma/Degree in Road Transport Management.
Sound Management skills (Planning, implementation, Execution, Staff management)
Motivated and Energetic
Strong HR/IR