Job Responsibilities
Ability to work under pressure.
- Risk management on and off site.
- Brief Driver’s on most economical routes to be taken, daily.
- Communicate with all personnel to ensure smooth running of loading and offloading of trucks.
- Ensure timely delivery of our products.
- Act as a communicator between Driver & Client and address any issues on site with customer and/or driver.
- Liaise with drivers to address any problems that may arise with deliveries.
- Physically check any items returned before requesting credit notes to be passed.
- Perform physical truck inspections to determine preventative maintenance, repairs, and damages, and determine if damages were caused by abuse, taking disciplinary steps against the driver if necessary.
- Monitor driver abuse, wear and tear, tyre usage, and take necessary preventative actions.
- Monitor full fleet diesel consumptions, including trucks, bakkies, forklifts, and yellow machines.
- Attend to breakdowns and accidents, putting alternative plans in action to ensure delivery takes place to customer with minimum inconvenience.
- Chair weekly toolbox talks with the team, provide advice, motivate the team, and address any concerns or problems that may arise.
- Collaborate and communicate information related to shipments with relevant internal teams and customers.
- Live monitoring of fleet.
- Driver training and onboarding.
- On 24 hours standby for drivers and in case of an accident.
- Weekly debriefing of staff.
- Enforce discipline and take disciplinary action against staff when needed.
- Keep premises neat and clean by delegating, and ensure that yard is secured.
- Perform ad hoc duties as required.
Experience & Qualification
High School Diploma or higher.
Minimum 3-year experience as a Fleet Manager in a medium to large organization.
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