Operations & Logistics Manager of Transport

Full Job Description

Transport Manager
Wembley, HA9 6LL

Pay:
£40,000.00 – £50,000.00 per year

Transport Manager Job Type
Full-time

Transport Manager Schedule :
10am - 6pm (Monday to Friday).  Work flexibility is required during training of staff etc.

The Key Responsibilities For The Transport Manager Will Be :

• Making sure vehicles are properly maintained and in a roadworthy condition
• Inspecting vehicles on a regular basis and arranging repairs and routine maintenance
• Ensuring that all drivers have the correct, up to date qualifications
• Ensuring that all drivers and vehicles meet EU & UK regulatory compliance
• Maintaining and completing accurate records, ensuring driver hours are compliant with EU & UK regulation
• Keeping schedules and organising team members
• Training, recruiting and managing drivers
• Weekly and/or daily meetings with company director
• Overall management of depot and vehicles (up to 10 vehicles)
• Driver rota and vehicle allocations including debriefing drivers in jobs
• Liaising with drivers on a daily basis
• Effective scheduling of vehicle servicing, MOT, PMI's, servicing...etc
• Tachograph analysis, vehicle and driver downloads, producing compliance reports - general admin
• Providing customers with quotes/invoicing and liaising with suppliers to manage daily scheduling
• Must have basic computing skills
• Management of cleaning staff/drivers to ensure appearance of vehicles is of a high standard
• You will be managing an assistant manager who will assist you on your duties - training will need to be provided. 
• Dealing with accidents, reviewing cctv footage and liaising with insurers.
• Managing contracts and invoicing

Transport Manager Requirements

• Previous experience as a Transport Manager, supervising and developing a team.
• Valid Transport Manager CPC is desirable in PSV/HGV
• Experience in using ‘Coach Manager’ software is desired but not mandatory 
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Hands-on and proactive approach with a positive "can-do" attitude and team player
• Ideally, hold a Coach/Bus (Cat D) License