Transport Officer - SuperTech Limited

The Transport Officer will be responsible for the administrative day-to-day running of the Transportation Department, ensuring that all assigned task and request are executed smoothly. This responsibility will extend to developing strategies to ensure the efficient and cost-effective functioning of the service.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Daily MANAGEMENT of SPARE DRIVERS and SPARE VEHICLES of the department ensuring smooth replacement broken down vehicles.
• Ensure distribution, MAINTENANCE, and REPAIR utilization of all department vehicles.
• ALLOCATION and proper ROTATION of operations POOL VEHICLE for appropriate work and assignment and request from other departments.
• Coordinate in WEEKLY TOOLBOX and SAFETY MEETING with drivers and handle arising issues in liaise with the TM, OPM and HR. 
• Process driver and VEHICLE requests from expats and expat wife’s on a daily basis and other DEPARTMENTAL EMERGENCIES.
• MONITOR and COMPILE statutory vehicle permit i.e. Road Worthy, Insurance, Assemblies and Municipals and Vehicle Income Tax expiries for prompt renewals.
• Strategically distribute renewed STATUTORY PERMIT to various project sites and department to avoid impounds from the law enforcement agencies.
• Arrange for REPLACEMENT and RENEWAL of all expired company’s DRIVERS LICENSES at the DVLA to avoid operational delays.
• Coordinate correspondence from various departments for VEHICLE REQUEST, REPAIRS and MAINTENANCE at the company’s workshop and other third party workshops. 
• Coordinate with OPS Secretary for vehicle and driver arrangement of AIRPORT PICK and DROP OFF of the company’s expat and guest.
• Daily monitoring of the vehicle TRACKING SYSTEM for DRIVER CONTROL.
• Any other duties assigned to by the TM and OPM.

Required Skills or Experience

• Transport Management Diploma from a certified tertiary institution 
• At a minimum of Five (5) years experience in the transportation industry (Light & Heavy Duty)
• Must have a valid DVLA Class “C” License

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written, and able to communicate well with expat of different decedent. 
• Prior experience working in a Transport office and managing different fleet modules. 
• Experience in scheduling vehicle maintenance, driver and fuel management.
• Strategic planning background in relation to the transport industry 
• Strong budgeting skills 
• Prior experience driving a wide range of vehicles and equipment. 
• Experience in working with GPS tracking applications. This experience would be advantageous 
• Strong computer skills, preferably with experience using Excel, Outlook and other related software’s to aid work.

Attributes

• A positive attitude, and strong interpersonal skills 
• Strong organizational and time management abilities 
• A committed team player with the ability to take initiative