Transport Manager

Position: Transport Manager Location: Mallusk Duration: Permanent Salary: £35,000 (Negotiable dependant on experience) Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 7am to 3.45pm (Approx.) Duties will include (but not be limited to): Manage the development, performance and maintenance of the organisation's transport to produce an efficient transport service which strives to meet company measures/KPI's for efficiency, cost control, driver performance and customer satisfaction. Manage, direct and monitor the transport service and the overall performance of the transport to increase efficiency and maximise service, performance, value and profit. Work closely with senior management to produce/analyse required weekly and monthly reports and take corrective actions where necessary. Responsibly use resources and control expenses to meet budgetary controls. Ensuring that the transport team understands its duties and its role within the organisation & route planning Management of the transport team, including recruitment, training, setting actions and targets, appraise and manage performance, development, coaching and general support of all team members to achieve departmental and company goals. Conduct disciplinary investigations and hearings as necessary. Preparation and distribution of pick lists to yard personnel, ensuring procedures for same are followed. Responsible for the preparation of P.O.Ds and management of the same to an accurate standard ensuring that all goods being placed on a vehicle are reflected on the pod. Receiving, processing, sorting, filing and distributing paperwork received from drivers to the relevant recipients Maintain responsibility for performing all duties in compliance with related legal/statutory, regulations, professional duties, responsibilities and obligations. Responsible for ongoing vehicle maintenance and testing, liaise with maintenance providers, ensuring vehicles are PSV/MOT and roadworthy at all times. For monitoring driver hours in line with legislative requirements. To maintain data provided by digital and manual tachographs in line with statutory recording requirements. To complete weekly inspections of vehicles and trailers and ensure any defects are corrected appropriately. Maintenance of the company's vehicle operator's licence and any associated paperwork. To ensure that daily vehicle checks are completed properly, and any defects corrected appropriately. To effectively communicate with personnel in other areas, in particular sales staff, yard supervisor and production team leaders in matters related to transport and planning. Essential Criteria: Minimum of 3 years previous experience in a management position, ideally transport management Previous experience route planning & managing drivers/ transport functions Previous experience conducting vehicle checks Previous experience ensuring compliance with related road legal regulations Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency. Skills: Transport Manager Management Logistics Logistics Manager Transportation Transport