Transport Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom Eastlight Community Homes Full time

Have you got what it takes to be proactive, yet reactive?
We have an excellent opportunity for a
  • Transport Coordinator to join our team

As a
Transport coordinator you, and
your team will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of a
fleet of more than 100 vehicles, ensuring they are properly maintained and legally compliant
.

You will work with our repairs managers, ensuring our drivers understand their responsibilities towards their vehicle maintenance, damage control and Health & Safety regulations.


In this role your responsibilities will include**:

  • Manage the day to day running of Eastlight' s fleet, actioning daily defects, breakdowns, scheduling MOT's and services with minimum downtime.
  • Controlling the allocation of vehicles, working with line managers with vehicle requirements.
  • Licence checks and induction of new starters with our fleet policies.
  • Maintain our tracker system and provide regular & ad hoc reports to our business.
  • To communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner on policies, procedures, and requirements, creating excellent working partnerships.
  • Physical periodical vehicle checks, van audits, and working effectively with schedulers and repairs managers.
  • To work with the stores team to ensure the smooth operation of the Waste Management process
  • Excellent communication skills and able to liaise with contractors and staff at all levels
  • Experience of in Fleet Management, with a sound understanding of fleet terminology.
  • Work to deadlines, manage and prioritise your own workload in a sometimesreactive environment.
  • Experience of using a variety of computer packages such as databases, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook is essential.
  • Excellent problemsolving & decisionmaking skills
  • Selfstarter, able to manage workload in changing circumstances, under pressure
  • Coordination and diary management
  • Full clean driving license (max 6 points & under)
  • A CPC is desirable but not essential.
To demonstrate our commitment to you, we have developed a sector leading total rewards package.
- £29,169 annual base salary
-
Full Time Contract - (12 Months Fixed Term)

  • Group stakeholder pension plan [employer matches 2X, up to 8%]
  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Annual health and wellbeing grant of £200 per year
  • Trailblazing family leave [Maternity, Paternity and Adoption 12 weeks full pay / 6 weeks half pay]
  • Subject to eligibility
  • BUPA healthcare cash plan, life assurance
  • Childcare allowance scheme
  • Volunteer days (two days off each year to volunteer with a charity of your choice)
  • Gym and leisure membership
- £75 tool voucher for our Trades

  • Job shadowing (to develop knowledge and experience across the organisation)

-
Job location
Marks Tey, with occasional onsite visits as per business requirements


There has never been a better time to join us
Click the link to submit your CV and personal statement.


Eastlight Community Homes is proud to be the
largest community gateway association in the country.

Together with our residents and communities, we create safe, affordable homes and neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.

We own and look after
12,500 social homes in the East of England and plan to build another
3,800 by 2025.

As a Community Gateway Association our residents can choose to become shareholders and help make key decisions about their homes, services, and communities.

[Eastlight Community Homes are not currently licenced to provide visa sponsorship].

Application closing date:19/02/2023

Interview date:22/02/23

Job Types:
Full-time, Contract

Salary:
£29,169.00 per year
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