Transport Manager

Transport Operations Manager

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST RED KITE WASTE HAVE BEEN DELIVERING KEY STAFF AT ALL LEVELS TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING SECTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS

Package: Up to £60,000 plus vehicle or allowance bonus and pension

ABOUT THE SECTOR: Waste management and recycling is one of the strongest growth sectors in the UK, leading to an abundance of rewarding and progressive career paths to people from inside and outside the industry.

Career: LEADING WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED TRANSPORT MANAGER / TRAFFIC CONTROLLER / LOGISTICS SUPERVISOR / DISTRIBUTION PLANNER / TRANSPORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR. FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERIENCED MAN-MANAGER TO DELVE INTO EXPANDING AND LUCRATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING INDUSTRY

We are looking for a CPC / Certificate of Professional Competence Qualified individual with experience of routing vehicles.

Location: To be considered you may live in the Manchester area

You could have worked in the following industries: Relevant Industries may include: Dispatch, Logistics, Parcels, Courier, Multidrop, Waste Management, Recycling, Muckaway, Skip Hire, Waste including Hazardous, Clinical, Healthcare, Household, Confidential, Construction & Demolition, Chemicals, Aggregates, Quarrying, Shredding, Biomass, Tankers, Chemicals, Army or Military Logistics

Previous Job Titles: Depot Operations Supervisor / Transport Manager / Transport operations / Traffic Dispatcher / Transport Controller Waste Management and Recycling / Contract Supervisor / Military Logistics Officer

ROLE: Transport Manager

My client is a major organisation in the waste management sector. They are engaged in total waste management, with their own transport facilities they can offer a full and comprehensive service to potential customers.

You will be responsible for a fleet of HGV and Industrial vehicles and divers and sub contracted vehicles and drivers

Give work instructions and monitor the performance of drivers and operatives, i.e. briefing/debriefing during course of working day

Ensure safe vehicle operations, wheel security, monitor vehicle gross weights etc.

Ensure fleet compliance with transport and environmental legislation

Contribute toward on-going cost control, actively seeking to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs

Ensure that all aspects of Health & Safety are adhered to, including H&S induction and training, operating procedures, near miss reporting and emergency procedures

Ensure team complete all tachograph records and feedback on any infringements. You will have a good knowledge of legislation (CPC Road Haulage would be ideal)

CPC / Certificate of Professional Competence Qualified National or International or European Road Haulage.

You will have excellent planning skills

You will be extremely committed and have stability in previous roles

Experience of running vehicle and driver compliance.

You will have had experience in some capacity a transport role e.g. fleet, dispatch, distribution or logistics operation. You may have been a Logistics Supervisor / Transport Manager / Transport operations / Distribution Planner / Dispatcher / Multi Drop Courier / Traffic Controller / Military Logistics Officer

You will have excellent IT skills and a good working knowledge of MS Office, ideally working with formulas on Excel.

Good communication an

d organisation skills.

Good MS Office skills and ideally exposure to PC based route planning packages

Beneficial Qualifications (but not essential):

Health and Safety ideally IOSH Managing / Supervising Safely or NEBOSH