Website Unitrans
Unitrans is an experienced, multi-disciplinary, services and capabilities provider for major industries operating across Africa. We expertly design & strengthen the supply-chains, value-chains and transportation within industries so that Africa can thrive. We are your trusted end-to-end capabilities partner, seamlessly integrating into your business to deliver your success.
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.
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
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
- Review Mix Telematics reports and take necessary action
- 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
