Ethero Strategic Staffing
Interim Transport Manager
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Interim Transport Manager (Fleet Compliance)
Hams Hall, Birmingham
(Apply online only)
Monday - Wednesday
£27,000
Approx 6 months
If you are proactive, reliable, hard working, organised and experienced Nominated Transport Manager, this is the perfect role Interim role for you.
Great location
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Great colleagues
Objective
You will take ownership of fleet compliance for the operations, ensuring the fleet meets the legal requirements for road transport. Your objective will be to complete a baseline compliance audits within the first month and agree an action plan from there. You will close out any high-risk gaps found in the audit, ensure the operator licences are kept in good standing and set up a clear compliance calendar and regular reporting.
Job role / duties
- Act as nominated Transport Manager and make sure operator licence undertakings are met.
- Notify the Traffic Commissioner of relevant changes as required.
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation and DVSA standards.
- Ensure a proper system of vehicle maintenance and safety inspections is in place, and that all vehicles are kept roadworthy.
- Make sure daily walkaround checks are done and defects are reported and fixed.
- Review any prohibitions, annual test failures or roadside encounters and prevent repeats.
- Inspect vehicles and reduce the risk of overloading.
- Make sure drivers hold the right licence entitlement and Driver CPC, and are trained and competent.
- Make sure drivers comply with drivers’ hours and working time rules, including tachograph analysis and follow-up.
- Make sure all required records are kept accurately and for the required period.
- Report regularly to leadership and support contract audits where needed.
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To Be Considered For This Role
- Be experienced as a nominated Transport Manager on a UK operator licence.
- Have a good working knowledge of operator licensing, drivers’ hours, tachograph and roadworthiness rules.
- Possess experience auditing and improving fleet compliance.
- Be an exceptional verbal & written communicator.
- Ideally have managed contract fleets for more than one client.
- Have knowledge of transport methods, costs and vehicle engineering.
- Have good all round computer ability.
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This role is UK based and does NOT have sponsorship opportunity.
Our process is barrier free and we will ensure you are carefully considered for the role you have applied for. If you have not been successful for this role, please do apply to others or send your CV to (url removed) with a cover letter explaining what you are looking for and we will do our best to support your search for new employment.
This role is being advertised by the Telford office of Ethero, where you will find access to both permanent and temporary employment across a wide range of job sectors covering the whole of Shropshire. We also have offices in Stoke and Burton.
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