Transport Area Supervisor

Transguard Workforce Solutions is currently recruiting for a Transport Area Supervisor.

In this role your responsibilities will include the following:

Responsibility:

Responsible to ensure all operational and administration components of the transport unit are met as per contractual & operational needs. The individual will be responsible for contract mobilizations, demobilizations of manpower & fleet and smooth day-to-day delivery of operations for transportation services, on a twenty-four-hour basis.

To plan and coordinate managed and manpower services, drive operational efficiencies, improve service delivery, manage costs and ensure profitable performance.

• Day-to-day management of transport operations, ensuring the solutions are delivered in the scope of the commercial client contract and in line with the TG operating procedures,
• Management of Site P&L
• Design of adequate and timely defect reporting to ensure no downtime of vehicles/services
• Having in-depth understanding on route planning and fleet management
• Fleet Management of owned and lease vehicles, including maintenance, rotation and replacement
• Productivity analysis of vehicles – Actual Vs Planned,
• Implement and control reporting of fuel consumption
• Maintaining all fleet records of Kms mileage, maintenance record, incidents etc.
• Liaising with control centre and monitoring the real-time tracking ensuring all the vehicles and drivers are efficiently utilized.
• Work with operations team to ensure any issues/conflicts are resolved satisfactorily to maintain the high service levels
• Proactively leads and manage the planning and preparation for contracts including, manpower deployments, fleet mobilization, demobilization, accommodation, transport, welfare and relations & training.
• Skilled with transport planning and tracking systems like Vzone, Vissum, GPS, GIS, TPS system.
• Liaise and consult with fleet manager for vehicle branding, rotation and replacement for smoother operations
• Establishes and maintains excellent customer communication and service excellence links with all internal & external customers;
• Responsible for conducting monthly site visits, ensure the feedback is captured in site audit form and actioned
• Ensure that all site employees/drivers are compliant with RTA, other relevant authorities and TG HSE.
• Ensure all internal & external audits are undertaken in line with the service level agreements and agreed scope of works on all contracts

• Responsible for the preparations of the monthly staff meetings and for the daily/weekly briefings with team supervisors;
• Leads in the measuring, validating, and testing of the effectiveness of metrics that are applied by the business to assess and drive productivity optimization.
• Develop a relationship with senior management as an authority on all operational areas, developing strong and collaborative relationships
• Coaching coordinators and employees on best practices of operational initiatives
• Drive a lean culture within the team, focused on operational excellence and business performance
• Manage daily operations ensuring drivers daily schedules are planned and optimized for efficiencies
• Establish an environment that strives for continuous improvement by encouraging contributions from employees.
• Provide constructive ideas for improvements in processes and procedures that would deliver further efficiencies and service enhancement