HGV Driver

Job Description

Transport Manager/Planner
Job Description
Responsible to: Operations Manager
Responsibilities
• Ensure drivers comply with drivers’ hours and tachograph rules, and with speed
limits.
• Ensure company vehicles are maintained, including the inspection of vehicles at the appropriate time and the action taken to remedy defects found.
• Reporting and recording vehicle defects highlighted by drivers.
• Establishing the method of compilation and the accuracy of all records, which must be kept for a period of no less than 15 months.
• Making arrangements to ensure that the vehicle/s are not overloaded.
• Ensuring that authorised vehicles will be kept at the authorised operating centre(s) when not in use.
• Where appropriate, notifying the relevant Traffic Commissioner (in writing) of all prosecutions and convictions concerninåg the operator, the drivers and himself within 28 days of the court hearing.
• Notifying the relevant Traffic Commissioner of his resignation.
Definition
• Move materials, goods and products (including importing and exporting) to ensure that they are in the right place to meet customer demand.Key Responsibilities: Strategy and Development
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice logistics vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
• General and Task Management
• Plan, manage and evaluate logistics operations liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics providers, transportation companies and customers
• Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies and processes across the organisation to improve operational and financial performance
• Deliver solutions to logistics problems while maintaining high levels of quality and service within budgetary requirements
• Monitor quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers
• Recommend optimal transport modes, routes or frequency
• Select carriers/suppliers and monitor service against performance criteria
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports or customer issues
• Review impact of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or carriers and report results to others
• Assess and make recommendations for logistics processes in