Transport Manager - Durban, South Africa - Premier
Description
At Premier, we recruit and invest in our employees for the long term.We believe that our growth depends on us having the right people with the right skills and the right attitude.
We have a high-performance environment that attracts like-minded people who want to be their best every day and in doing so we grow together.
The Transport Manager role is responsible to manage a team of employees responsible to ensure the roadworthiness and cleanliness of bakery trucks and that they are ready on time for it to be loaded in time for deliveries to leave as per agreed schedules.
Qualification Requirements:
- Matric
- Qualified Diesel Mechanic
- Diploma in logistics or similar
Experience Requirements:
- Transport controller/ Fleet manager role 35 Years
- Supervisory Experience 35 Years
Key Outputs:
- Ensure legal compliance and support OTIF deliveries by ensuring appropriate number of clean and roadworthy trucks per route according to the hygiene (FSSC 22000), AARTO SOP's and RACI matrix requirements for the same.
- To ensure cost effective bakery deliveries through detailed fleet related expense tracking and monitoring, ensuring timely action of gaps identified in order to minimise cents per kilometer.
- To ensure roadworthy vehicles through the management of preventative maintenance and ensuring annual "certificate of fitness" per truck on time and in full prior to expiry dates for the same in collaboration with corporate bakery distribution team.
- To ensure a high performing transport team through the recruitment, training, coaching and supervision of the team responsible to clean and maintain trucks in line with Premier Way.
- To prevent theft, protect our fleet assets and support cost effective deliveries through ensuring fitment of trucks with vehicle monitoring systems by the preferred suppliers.
- Minimise brand related risk caused by accidents and incidents through:
- leading investigations of accidents
- following up on corrective actions implemented
- capturing feedback on reported incidents to close the call as needed
- closing procedural / process gaps to the relevant managers as needed
- liaising with driver training on new training needs identified.
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