Salary: £31,125 pa
Location: Ribblesdale
Shifts Patterns: 6am-2pm, 10pm-6am, 2pm-10pm, 9am-5pm, 11am-7pm. A Saturday in a rota (of 5) 6am-2pm.
Purpose of the role
Manage day to day operation of the weighbridge function and transport plan. Management of resource available at relevant sites and depots under their control.
Key accountabilities
* Processing of vehicles and resources on a daily basis.
* Maintaining relevant data base records for all resource requirements
* Ensuring that the centralised transport plan is satisfied.
* Ensuring drivers work to the instructions and procedures as detailed in the drivers folder
* Day to day management of drivers
* Liaising and communicating with other departments including maintenance facilities, works and central planning office.
* Good industrial relations are maintained including disciplinary procedures and actions.
* Ensuring that company vehicles are kept in a clean condition inside and out.
* Carry out any required site inductions.
* Following all IMS procedures relating to his/her own work activities
* Ensuring that any customer complaints are recorded and investigated.
* Ensuring that all drivers tachographs are analysed
* To manage fleet resource as well as driver resource to ensure that all are used in a cost effective and efficient manner on a daily basis
* Liaise effectively with customers, drivers and other associated departments to ensue efficient on time processing of deliveries
Job requirements
* Knowledge of transport legislation
* Ability to manage a team of drivers
* Strong computer literacy and skills
* Ability to prioritise and make decisions, with discretion
* Good communicator and team player at all levels.
* Flexible and committed approach and the ability to work rotating shifts
Education/Qualification
* Computer literate
* Knowledge and understanding of working time directive with regards to driver tachograph hours
* Numerate and literate
* In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.
What's on Offer
* Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
* Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
* Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
* Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
* Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) / Mental Health First Aiders / Cycle to Work / Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount / Free eye tests / Discounted Private Medical cover