Night Transport Manager

2 weeks ago


Hounslow West, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Night Transport Manager for a well-established Freight Forwarder. The company are based in The Hounslow, Middlesex area.

Role Summary:-

The Night Transport Manager manages and coordinates the transport network through the night operation, ensuring the successful movement of UK and International product, in and around the UK to our customers, suppliers and sites. The Night Transport Manager assists in making strategic decisions that affect the overall operation, including cost and service.

Your Responsibilities:-

> Manage and control the transport budget and service levels for each contract

> Ensuring the sites have processed deliveries and loading accurately.

> Carry out site security procedures and checks.

> Complete ad hoc vehicle checks to ensure pre checks are being completed and additional equipment required is serviceable.

> Responsible for ensuring mandatory training is scheduled and training record cards maintained. Scheduling all training and assessment activity.

> All vehicle and FLT maintenance is scheduled.

> Regular reporting to management on results and ensuring follow-up action where required.

> Accountable for incident and accident control and preparing paperwork for any regulatory bodies. Ensuring completion of accident investigations and H&S Documents on H&S System.

> Liaising with and managing staffing schedules to customer requirements.

> Reviewing amending where necessary, delivery routes and schedules.

> Identifying and pro-actively booking agency cover where required.

> Cost Management, approving agency time sheets and ensuring agency spend controls are in place.

> Direct responsibility for the network transport operation out of hours.

> Managing all administration, customer quotes, invoicing and operating IT systems and processes for each customer.

> Accountable for vehicle and driver compliance, reviewing telematics and infringements are actioned in a timely manner.

> Monitoring stock accuracy and loss.

> Reducing cost within the operation, especially sub-contracting, whilst maintaining service levels.

> Accountable for driver's hours, holidays and rest days.

> Pro actively recruiting skilled colleagues, keeping labour turnover to a minimum.

> Proactive recovery planning.

Working hours are Sunday - Thursday (Apply online only)

As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight specialist in the UK. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry



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