Transport Operator

3 weeks ago

Lutterworth, United Kingdom Logistic People Full time

Logistics People are looking for a Transport Operator to join our team.

Location: Lutterworth

Working hours: Night Shifts 19:00 - 07:00

Pay rate: £13.79 P/hr

Logistics People are currently recruiting a Transport Operator to join our Team in Lutterworth, based at our Fowler Welch site.

**Job Purpose**:
Manage the daily execution of the plan for company and/or third party resources, within budgetary and legal constraints.Effectively managing vehicle utilisation and ensuring drivers are given clear and precise information and instructions.Controllingthe de-brief process for the drivers on return to site and communicating any operational impacts to other team members.

**Main Responsibilities**:
The role-holder will be required to be responsible for and undertake the following tasks.
- Ensuring that all elements of the job are effectively communicated to drivers and sub-contractors.
- Follow the daily plan to ensure the effective utilisation of drivers, vehicles, sub-contractors and agencies.
- Ensuring that sub-contractors are used cost effectively.
- Accurately brief and debrief drivers at the beginning and end of their shifts, including ensuring defects are reported and that all drivers download their digicards.
- POD management.
- Ensuring that ESP is up to date with any changes that occur during the shift.
- Tallying external customer pallets with a supplier manifest and ESP.
- Ensure all vehicles are tracked and DOT is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
- Create and manage ASN's for customers where required.
- Ensure that all drivers are working within a safe environment and follow driver hours' regulations.
- Liaising with planning team to optimise fleet/driver utilisation, identifying and resolving problems affecting delivery on time.
- Close liaison with other operators and supervisors to discuss efficiencies and agreed operational practices.
- Assist in the control of drivers' equipment, ensuring that customer requirements are met and recorded.
- Supporting investigations into accidents or issues of driver performance and raising with Supervisors and HR to ensure they are dealt with efficiently and consistently.
- Optimise the timely return of vehicles.
- Support and cover members of the Team, including the Supervisors' tasks as required within their capability.
- Undertake additional tasks/duties as may be required by Management.

This list is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake other duties.

**Key Contacts/Relationships**
- Transport Manager
- Planning Manager
- Transport Supervisors
- Other Traffic Operators
- Drivers
- Subcontractors
- Warehouse colleagues

**Job Context/Environment**
- Office based as part of a team, within an open plan office
- Core working hours however a degree of flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the business.

**Measures of Performance**
- DOT for all customers
- Utilisation of company and third party assets
- Completion of daily and weekly tasks
- Effectiveness of driver instruction

**Qualifications Required**:
Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

Educated to A Level standard or equivalent

**Experience Required**:
Essential

Experience of managing own workload within a pressurised environment

Demonstrable capability of dealing with conflicting priorities.

Strong written and verbal communication skills that have been used to support a customer focused operation

Desirable

Experience of working within a distribution / transport environment

**Knowledge Required**:
Essential

A sound understanding of vehicle planning within a transport environment or similar

Sound geographical knowledge

Basic understanding of driver's hours regulations/Tachograph law

Proficient in Word and Excel

Desirable

Basic fridge operation knowledge - Start / Stop / change temperatures / clear faults.

Basic knowledge of Driver Hours Regulations

**Skills/Competencies Required**:
Essential

**Flexibility**
- Appreciate the need to change when circumstances dictate
- Can balance conflicting or changing priorities easily
- Willing to adapt, change or modify systems and procedures

**Thoroughness/Attention to detail**
- Systematically plans and organises own work
- Plans carefully at a detailed level
- Prepares and plans for key stages of the task
- Prioritises tasks and activities
- Keeps track of all details
- Reviews work for errors and omissions
- Ensures that all necessary tasks have been completed

**Resilience**
- Recognises that change can be positive as long as its purpose is clear
- Willing to try something different and is optimistic about success
- Recognises there will be challenges to overcome but keeps perspective
- Is aware when emotions may become negative and asks for help
- Uses relationships with others for support when things get tough

**Effective Communication**
- Speaks / writes clearly and concisely
- Provides instru

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