The Unitrans is hiring an Operations Supervisor.
Job Advert Summary
An opportunity has become available for a high caliber Operational Supervisor (Contract Supervisor) Operation. They play a critical role in coordinating activities, ensuring operational efficiency, and supervising a team of employees to achieve operational goals. Initiates, plans, co-ordinates, motivates and supervises the operational activities in a division of the terminal/depot which could despatch its product by rail, road and pipeline. Ensures that all customers receive efficient, timeous deliveries of products/goods.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Overseeing Routing and scheduling of delivery vehicles.
- Briefing/debriefing of Operational staff.
- Conducting multiple daily meetings with client.
- Ensuring fleet is maintained & in the optimal condition to operate/function under operational pressures.
- Ensure that fleet road worthy test are done timeously and vehicles have valid license discs.
- Conducting SHEQ tasks. Toolbox talks, committee meetings, SHE inspections, etc.
- Liaising with mechanical workshop, the client, suppliers, regional management and head office on a daily basis
Supervise on site suppliers. - Ensuring strict compliance with NBCRFI main agreement.
- Staff wages/overtime control.
Vehicle fuel consumption monitoring. - Onsite fuel bowser control..
- Coach DriveCam events and take necessary action.
- Ensuring optimal utilization of fleet & staff to meet operational targets.
- Ensuring operations administration is processed accurately and timeously.
- Cost control, reviewing quotes and invoices.
- Monitor of CPKs and review of income statements.
- Supervising day to day activities.
Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Logistics/ Transportation Management.
- Code EB divers license, EC drivers license an advantage.
- 2 years minimum experience in a senior supervisory position in the Transport Industry.
- 7 year minimum experience in a supervisory position.
- Computer literate and with advance skill in MS Excel.
- Knowledge of NBCRFI Main agreement.
- Technical Knowledge in regards to Tyres and Vehicle Maintenance.
- SHEQ experience in the Transport Industry.
- Familiar with Mix Telematics and DriveCam systems.
- Understanding of transport economics and finances.
- Driven towards achieving production targets and upholding high standards.
- Able to communicate with, supervise and motivate employees to achieve targets.