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Transport Section Manager

Resolute Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4JW, England

Salary

£30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Transport Planner position in Lutterworth is a permanent role with an immediate start, offering a salary between £30,000 and £35,000 per year depending on experience.
  • The role involves managing driver and vehicle resources, ensuring service levels and regulatory compliance, and conducting incident investigations.
  • Candidates should have significant knowledge of tachograph and driving regulations, along with previous management or supervisory experience.
  • The ideal applicant should possess strong planning and organizing skills, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure, while in-depth regulatory knowledge is also required.
  • This position involves a 4 ON 4 OFF shift pattern from 06:00 to 18:00.
Transport Planner (Lutterworth)~ Permanent ~ Monday to Friday ~ Immediate Start Location: Lutterworth, LeicestershirePay rate: £30,000 - £35,000 per year Depending on experienceTransport Section Leader Job role:• Resource Management: Effectively manage and plan driver and vehicle resources to achieve delivery/collection times and client SLAs.• Service Level Maintenance: Ensure that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.• Regulatory Compliance: Optimise resources and adhere to Working Time Directive (WTD) and drivers’ hours legislation.• Legal Compliance: Ensure legal compliance regarding any defects, services, MOTs, etc.• Incident Investigation: Investigate all incidents of fleet damage, Road Traffic Incidents (RTIs), and High Potential Near Misses (HPNMs), escalating to line managers for further support.• Disciplinary Actions: Carry out disciplinary hearings, return to work meetings, and substance misuse procedures.• Risk Assessments: Ensure any risk assessments at the depot are organised and carried out accordingly.• Driver Briefings: Conduct pre-brief and debrief sessions with all drivers, ensuring company standards are maintained and adhered to.Transport Section Leader Shift pattern:• 4 ON 4 OFF• 06:00 - 18:00What we are looking for in a Transport Section Leader:• Knowledge & Experience: Significant knowledge and experience of tachograph/driving rules and regulations.• Qualifications: CPC National is desirable but not essential.• Management Experience: Previous management or supervisory experience.• Skills: Strong planning and organising skills, high level of numeracy, and excellent negotiating skills with the ability to influence and steer.• Efficiency Under Pressure: Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.• Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the Road Transport Directive and current drivers’ hours.Resolute Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.Keywords:warehouse, operative, warehouse operative, FLT, fork lift truck, reach, counterbalance, LLOP, general, labourer, rugby, work, nights, shift, night shift, yard, yard operative, van, truck, trailer, lorry, hgv, worker, working, nights, night shift, loading, shifting, rugby, Warwickshire, lutterworth, crick, Daventry, Northamptonshire, ongoing, days, day, loader, unloader, days, day, permanent, work, temporary, ongoing, Coventry, Warwickshire, Picker, packer, loader, unloader, warehouse. general operative, operative, gen op, picking, packing, manager, management, supervisor, warehouse supervisor, warehouse manager, transport, transport administrator, nights, night planner, planner, transport planner, night, 4 on 4 off, 4 on, transport planner, planner, route planner, route, Birmingham, west midlands, traffic, transport advisor, traffic advisor, controller, traffic controller, transport, controller, coventry, admin, administrator, invoice, invoicing, POD, clerk, admin, 4 on 4 off, 4 on, 4 off, administrator, DAY, DAYS, planner, planning, transport planning, Leicestershire, transport manager, transport, leader, section,

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