Operations Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a driven and experienced Operations Manager to join their logistics team. 
The operations manager will be responsible for ensuring that all company vehicles are serviced and maintained in a roadworthy condition and that all mechanical handling equipment is maintained in accordance with company policy.
Briefs new road crews on the specific details of their schedules to ensure maximum efficiency, courtesy and safe driving.

POSITION INFO:
Capabilities and Competencies:

• Awareness of company policies/procedures.
• Understand business ethics and values.
• Understand our client’s structure and reporting lines.
• Highly motivated and driven individual.
• Extremely good communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent English and Afrikaans oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literate (MS Office).

• Ensure vehicles leave on time as per schedules.
• Ensure drivers check vehicles prior to departure.
• Ensure incidents, breakdowns and/or claims are reported to management timeously.
• Ensure reckless driving, harsh breaking and/or misuse of company vehicles is address and an incident report is completed.
• Ensure vehicle checklist is done accurately, km readings are correctly submitted.
• Provide updates and feedback to client service department (CSD).
• ETA’s are updated on local deliveries are requested from CSD.
• Capture vehicle mileages onto C-track.
• Ensure all vehicles are booked for their service timeously.
• Ensure no vehicles leave yard in un-roadworthy condition.
• Ensure all vehicles are kept clean and tidy.
• Correspondence of documentation to different branches.
• Take pictures of all cargo before offloading and after loading, advertising the sending branch of any damages and action that was taken.
• Complete and submit fleet inventory.
• Ensure validity of driver PDP’s and do escalations where necessary.
• Housekeeping of warehouse and yard.
• Conduct toolbox meetings and provide management with minutes.
• Conduct Health and Safety meetings with the relevant staff.
• Diesel slips to be checked to make sure the km readings are correct.
• Action disciplinary steps where required.

• Senior certificate (NQF4).
• Tertiary qualification relevant to Logistics will be an advantage.
• 8-10 years work-related skill, knowledge and/or experience.
• Experience in C-track and Parcel Perfect will be an advantage.
• South African citizen
• Code B driver’s license and own transport.