SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities include:
- Building healthy relationships with co-workers, supervisors and management
- Conducting oneself according to the disciplinary code and following all rules, regulations and policies of the Company
- Looking after the wellness of co-workers and reporting areas of concern to the Logistic Manager
- Reporting any unlawful activities in owrk areas and avoiding involvement in such activities
- Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure work is completed effectively and efficiently
- Setting high performance standards for self and subordinates
- Facilitating the completion of team goals
- Liaising with drivers, internal clients and border control
- Executing the schedule created by the Divisional Manager
- Monitoring trucks & trailers via various satellite tracking systems and booking repairs for faulty units
- Coordinating vehicle maintenance schedules to ensure there are safe and in a roadworthy condition (license renewal)
- Maintenance of vehicles: Booking vehicles with internal and external workshops
- Performing any other work-related duties and responsibilities assigned by management
- Identifying trends and poor driving behaviour
- Pre-and post-vehicle delivery inspections
- Attending to the administration of the Company's vehicle policy to ensure compliance
- Accident and incident reporting and investigation
- Reporting all corrective/disciplinary action that must be taken against drivers to the Divisional Manager to maintain a disciplined environment.
- Maintaining all necessary records to ensure that vehicles provided by the Company comply with legal and business requirements.
- Controlling the quality and accuracy of documents
- Ensuring that all speeding fines are paid, submitting fines to drivers, arranging for payments of fines and following up on outstanding items.
- Administration and capturing of yard lists
- Collection of the driver's admin and capturing such data on the system together with completed trips
- Compiling and submitting reports relating to vehicle utilization, maintenance and tracking on daily/weekly and monthly
Minimum Qualification and experience
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Formal Transport/Logistic Management Training preferred
- Minimum 8 years' experience in transport/logistics coordination or related field with emphasis on heavy-duty long-distance transport services
- Cross-border experience will be advantageous
- Experience in fleet management, logistics coordination or a related field
- Experience in dealing with internal and external clientele
- Experience in creating and executing transport schedules
- Experience in vehicle maintenance and tracking
- Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations
Requirements:
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
- Strong computer skills, including experience with logistics management software and satellite tracking systems
- Willingness to be available after hours on your mobile phone and willing to work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends as needed
- A valid driver's license and own transport
- Ability to pass an integrity screening test (polygraph test), background check and drug test.
