Transport Manager/Driver
Transport Manager/Driver – Wolverhampton – Up to £31,000
Purpose of the role:
To meet customers’ requirements for the safe and efficient transport of their goods effectively and in accordance with company operational procedures.
Job type: Permanent – Monday to Friday – 06:00am to 16:00pm
Salary: Up to £31,000
Additions:
20 days + Bank Holidays
Pension
Key Tasks:
- Communicate effectively in a professional manner with customers to ensure their traffic requirements are fulfilled in line with their booked instructions.
- Take out a local load first thing in the morning then comes back to the office to manage the office and a team of 10 drivers.
- Route and plan deliveries
- Route and plan Artics
- Liaise with external partners to ensure all collections covered and delivered
- Maintain awareness of and follow transport regulations
- Communicate with all suppliers and stakeholders in the delivery process.
- Ensure legislative compliance in all areas.
- Ensure that the company operates within all agreed operational procedures
- Prepare correct documentation to the Warehouse department for loading/off loading goods to vehicles
- Perform and correctly implement General Administration, e.g. costing, agreeing charge rates with contractors, queries in accordance with the companies’ requirements.
- Communicate efficiently and effectively with internal and external customers, suppliers and other offices as required by operational procedures.
- Communicate with and pursue customers who have not made recent bookings.
- Arranging backloads when possible
- HR aspects with all drivers
- POD’s
- Tachographs, MOT’s/servicing of vehciles
Experienced required:
- Planning experience with Transport, Logistics company or similar
- UK Distribution experience
- HGV/Artic driving experience
- Experience in Transport managing drivers
WR Transport & Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for transport jobs and logistics jobs. We recruit UK wide for permanent and contract jobs.
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