E&E Group
Transport Manager
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Company Description
Marlin Environmental Services is a leader in specialist industrial environmental cleaning, drainage, waste management, engineering, and confined space services. Predominately operating in the defence and commercial marine sector, but with customers spanning retail, oil & gas, and construction.
Job Description
Transport Manager
Location
Portsmouth
Employment Type
Permanent, Full-time
Compensation
Competitive Salary plus benefits.
Role Overview
The Transport Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient management of the company’s transport operations across multiple depots.
Key Responsibilities
- Fleet Management: Overall responsibility for the company’s HGV fleet, including ADR and non-ADR tankers and white fleet.
- Compliance and Standards: Ensuring vehicles, drivers, and transport activities are managed in accordance with Operator Licence requirements, DVSA standards, ADR regulations, road transport legislation, and company policies.
- Operational Oversight: Acting as the nominated Transport Manager on the company’s Operator Licence(s), maintaining effective and continuous management of transport operations.
- Systems and Processes: Ensuring robust systems are in place for vehicle maintenance, driver compliance, record keeping, and regulatory oversight.
- Collaboration: Working closely with operational teams to ensure vehicles and drivers are available to support customer requirements while maintaining high standards of safety, compliance, and cost control.
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Key Role Activities
- Fleet Compliance: Ensuring the company’s tanker/vehicle fleet is in compliance with all regulations and legal obligations.
- Operational Procedures: Ensuring day-to-day operations processes and procedures are followed and adhered to in accordance with MES quality procedures.
- Training and Development: Programming and facilitating driver training to ensure it is current and up to date.
- Incident Management: Investigating and recording incidents, accidents, and complaints.
- Review and Reporting: Carrying out reviews on all aspects of transport-related procedures and paperwork.
- Maintenance and Safety: Ensuring servicing and maintenance of all company vehicles, plant, and equipment is kept up to date and is being used safely and correctly and fit for purpose.
- Communication: Delivering transport-related updates and holding toolbox talks.
- Performance Management: Liaising with department heads, planning related activities, driving team performance while maintaining and increasing customer service standards.
- Reporting: Producing monthly KPI reports.
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Qualifications
- Education: CPC qualification in Transport Management.
- Experience:
- Experience acting as a nominated Transport Manager or managing operations under a Goods Vehicle Operator Licence.
- Strong working knowledge of Operator Licence requirements and DVSA expectations.
- Experience managing HGV drivers and commercial vehicle fleets.
- Good knowledge of drivers’ hours, tachograph regulations, and Working Time requirements.
- Experience managing preventative maintenance and vehicle roadworthiness systems.
- Experience managing ADR vehicles and/or road tankers.
- ADR qualification or strong working knowledge of ADR requirements.
- Experience of multi-site or multi-depot transport operations.
- Skills:
- Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
Additional Information
Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.
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