Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Night Transport Manager for a well-established Freight Forwarder. The company is based in The Hounslow, Middlesex area.
Role Summary:
The Night Transport Manager manages and coordinates the transport network through the night operation, ensuring the successful movement of UK and International product, in and around the UK to our customers, suppliers and sites. The Night Transport Manager assists in making strategic decisions that affect the overall operation, including cost and service.
Your Responsibilities:
1. Manage and control the transport budget and service levels for each contract.
2. Ensure the sites have processed deliveries and loading accurately.
3. Carry out site security procedures and checks.
4. Complete ad hoc vehicle checks to ensure pre-checks are being completed and additional equipment required is serviceable.
5. Responsible for ensuring mandatory training is scheduled and training record cards maintained, scheduling all training and assessment activity.
6. Schedule all vehicle and FLT maintenance.
7. Regularly report to management on results and ensure follow-up action where required.
8. Accountable for incident and accident control and preparing paperwork for any regulatory bodies, ensuring completion of accident investigations and H&S Documents on H&S System.
9. Liaise with and manage staffing schedules to customer requirements.
10. Review and amend delivery routes and schedules where necessary.
11. Identify and proactively book agency cover where required.
12. Manage costs, approve agency time sheets, and ensure agency spend controls are in place.
13. Direct responsibility for the network transport operation out of hours.
14. Manage all administration, customer quotes, invoicing, and operating IT systems and processes for each customer.
15. Accountable for vehicle and driver compliance, reviewing telematics and ensuring infringements are actioned in a timely manner.
16. Monitor stock accuracy and loss.
17. Reduce costs within the operation, especially sub-contracting, whilst maintaining service levels.
18. Accountable for driver's hours, holidays, and rest days.
19. Proactively recruit skilled colleagues, keeping labour turnover to a minimum.
20. Engage in proactive recovery planning.
Working hours are Sunday - Thursday (Apply online only).
Company Overview:
As an agency, we are fast becoming the number one Freight specialist in the UK. We have a fast-growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992, working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry.
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