Transport and Plant Manager

Job Title: Transport and Plant Manager
Hours: Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 16:00
Daily rate: between 146.15 - 165.38
Current contract length: Initially 3 months with potential to extend depending upon performance and workload

Responsibilities:

• Operational Improvements & Compliance:
• Drive operational improvements through audits and inspections.
• Manage all plant machinery and fleet on contract.
• Ensure all vehicles and plant are maintained, serviced, and comply with regulatory requirements, including annual inspections and OCRS measurements.
• Fleet & Plant Management:
• Oversee vehicle allocation and key management for all fleet and plant machinery under your control.
• Implement and monitor a Vehicle Husbandry Plan (VHP) in conjunction with local contracts.
• Lead the tracking of plant machinery, ensuring compliance and adherence to contract terms and regulatory requirements.
• Training & Compliance:
• Organise relevant toolbox talks and training.
• Ensure that all drivers hold a valid, relevant driver's license, and that their cards and qualifications, including Driver CPC, are up-to-date.
• Ensure all staff working with plant machinery are fully trained and comply with health and safety standards.
• Fleet & Plant Maintenance:
• Ensure all vehicular and plant operations are carried out in accordance with UK and EU laws and client policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records for all compliance documentation.
• Implement robust systems to track and report on maintenance, including the resolution of any defects, inspections and services.
• Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance:
• Implement and enforce health, safety, and environmental policies for both fleet and plant machinery.
• Ensure that all fleet and plant are equipped with required safety equipment and adhere to legislation for safe loading, transportation, and environmental standards.
• Monitor driver's hours, ensuring compliance with EU and domestic hours regulations through tachograph management.
• Event & Project Planning:
• Ensure that statutory events and checks for vehicles and plant machinery are completed on time.
• Lead plant-related projects to enhance the functionality and compliance of all plant machinery.
• Develop and monitor clear wall planners for local sites to track key dates for inspections, repairs, and other regulatory checks.
• Accident Management & Incident Resolution:
• Assist in the resolution of vehicular accident management incidents, ensuring effective incident reporting and the identification of corrective actions.
• Provide support for the investigation of traffic offenses and assist in training and behavioural rectification as necessary.
• Performance Monitoring:
• Regularly report on the performance and safety of fleet and plant machinery to senior management.
• Identify risks, issues, and opportunities related to fleet and plant management and escalate where necessary.
• Assist in setting and monitoring performance and safety targets for fleet and plant operations.
• Budget & Cost Management:
• Manage budgets related to fleet and plant, ensuring cost control.
• Evaluate the financial performance of plant and fleet operations and recommend strategies to improve cost-effectiveness.
• Brand & Professional Integrity:
• Uphold and protect the client's brand at all times by ensuring the highest standards.
• Maintain your professional knowledge, ensuring you are up-to-date with legislative obligations and industry best practices.
• Miscellaneous:
• Ensure that the plant and fleet machinery under your control complies with all necessary legal certifications, including Operator Licence discs and any other relevant permits.

Person Requirements:

Qualifications

• Full, clean UK Class 1 driving licence.
• Membership of complementary professional trade body e.g. IRTE, IMI
• Must be in possession of a current Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in either one of "National Road Haulage Operations" or "National Passenger Transport Operations".

Skills

• Strong organisational, administration and numeracy.
• Ability to think logically and analytically.
• Understanding of vehicular maintenance/engineering and knowledge of a Body-shop environment.
• Computer literate.
• Proficiency in fleet and plant management systems and software.
• Excellent communication skills.

Experience

• Significant operational experience in the Logistic or Transportation Industry.

Behavioural competencies

• Customer-focused with the ability to uphold brand and manage complex relationships.
• Strong, trustworthy leadership with a focus on safety, compliance, and team development.
• Ability to make quick decisions and solve problems efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on ensuring compliance and safety across plant and fleet operations. Flexible and able to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• Effective and flexible verbal and written communication skills.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.