Job Title: Fleet Operations Manager and Warehouse Support (JB4944)
Location: Alrode South, Alberton
Salary: R35 000 to R38 000 a month CTC
Employment Type: Permanent
A logistics and transportation company is looking to hire a versatile Operations Manager to oversee fleet operations and provide warehouse support. The role involves:
- Managing a fleet of CODE 14 tautliner vehicles
- Optimizing routes and fuel usage
- Ensuring compliance with legal standards
- Maintaining high service levels
Additionally, the Operations Manager will assist in warehouse activities, including:
- Managing delivery documents
- Providing ETAs
- Reporting damages
- Coordinating preplanned routes and deliveries
This position requires strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and flexibility to handle diverse responsibilities and work hours.
Minimum Requirements:
- Proven experience in fleet management and warehouse operations
- Familiarity with CODE 14 tautliner vehicles and trailers
- Strong organizational and planning skills for load, route, and fuel optimization
- Excellent problem-solving and administrative skills
- Ability to manage staff effectively and maintain discipline
- Proficient in handling service schedules, compliance, and legal requirements
- Competence in managing Drive-Cam and tracking systems
- Strong communication skills for customer updates and issue resolution
- Deadline-driven with a willingness to work long hours, including weekends, when required
Duties and Responsibilities:
Fleet Management
- Manage assets and staff to meet budget objectives
- Maximize vehicle utilization, including planning of loads, routes, fuel, and overnight locations
- Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements
- Investigate accidents/incidents and submit documentation
- Schedule and ensure servicing of equipment/machinery and update COF plans
- Maintain high discipline levels and ensure staff provide exceptional customer service
- Handle administrative tasks and document control
- Solve operational queries and issues
- Prepare and submit leave schedules without impacting customer needs
- Generate and submit monthly management reports
- Assist with breakdowns when necessary
Warehouse Support
- Assist in providing and collecting documents during customer load and offload operations
- Provide ETAs for collections or deliveries involving the warehouse
- Record and report damages received on delivery vehicles
- Update customers on collection statuses from their clients
- Plan and organize routes and deliveries in advance
Please do not apply using scanned CVs; no supporting documentation is required at this point, this will be requested later.
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