Transport Administration Specialist - Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury Transform your career with a role that offers stability, a competitive hourly rate and the chance to make a significant impact in the transport industry. Benefits: - Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a consistent Monday to Friday schedule, 08:15 - 16:15, with a 37.5-hour paid week. - Competitive Pay: Earn £14.12 per hour, reflecting the importance and responsibility of the role. - Professional Growth: Engage in diverse tasks that enhance your administrative and organisational skills, providing a solid foundation for career advancement.- 12 week temp to perm opportunity with a global market leader. Role Overview: As a Transport Administration Specialist, the primary responsibility is to ensure the seamless operation of all administrative duties related to the transport function. This includes arranging vehicle inspections, MOTs, and tachograph calibrations, as well as liaising with third-party maintenance providers to ensure legal compliance. Key Responsibilities: - Supply Chain Management: Schedule services and MOTs, manage tachograph calibrations, handle breakdowns, and oversee the hire and de-hire of trailers and units. - Administrative Excellence: Develop and implement improved transportation administration policies, manage budgets, process purchase orders and payments, and monitor drivers' logbook entries. - Collaboration: Liaise between managers and drivers, collaborate with other departments to optimise transportation services, and handle customer queries. - Compliance and Quality: Ensure adherence to transportation regulations and company policies, participate in ISO and ethical audits, and manage quality issues in line with audit processes. - Safety Leadership: Uphold group safety policies, lead health and safety improvements, and maintain a clean and safe working environment. Person Specification: - Experience: Proven administrative experience, particularly in a busy office environment with fluctuating workloads. - Skills: Highly proficient in Excel and Word, exceptional organisational skills, and a keen eye for detail. - Knowledge: Solid understanding of transportation industry regulations and IT literacy. Competencies: - Proactive: Anticipate and prevent problems with well-planned systems. - Dynamic: Drive continuous improvement and challenge yourself and others. - Problem Solver: Take ownership of challenges and provide effective solutions. - Technically Competent: Learn and understand processes, developing skills to a competent level. - Team Player: Support and encourage colleagues, contributing to team development. Leadership Competencies: - Effective Communicator: Listen and direct teams effectively, establishing clear facts and systems. - Commercially Aware: Consider cost implications of actions, ensuring decisions are well-informed. - Assertive: Take control, demand excellence, and communicate decisions clearly. - Leader: Be decisive, take ownership, and influence others positively for the company's benefit. Aqumen recruitment are operating as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy