Senior Transport Manager in Cardiff, Wales

Salary: £competitive

Hours of work: Typically, Monday to Friday with flexibility required (early starts, occasional weekend calls regarding driver issues).

Benefits: 25 days holiday, day off on your birthday, pension, Westfield health, car parking.

Job Purpose: To oversee and manage the daily transport operations of the waste and recycling fleet, ensuring efficient, compliant, and cost-effective collection, transfer and disposal of materials. The role ensures adherence to all legal, environmental and safety regulations while maintaining high service standards.

Key responsibilities:

• The overall management of the Transport department in line with the company growth plans.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the transport fleet which is a diverse fleet of RO/RO, skips, tankers, hook lift trailers and curtain siders.
• Working with the Transport Planner, optimise collection routes to maximise efficiency and minimise costs.
• Ensure vehicle availability through effective scheduling of maintenance and repairs.
• Monitoring fuel usage, vehicle performance and operational KPIs.
• Planning vehicle and fleet requirements in line with the growth of the company.
• Representing the Company where engagement with DVSA, Traffic Commissioner etc is required.
• Maintain FORS accreditation on an annual basis.
• Monitoring, recording and submitting digital tachograph data in line with industry norms.
• Reviewing the monthly transport P&L financial report.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and operational improvements.

Compliance & legal requirements:

• Ensuring full compliance with transport legislation, including Operator Licence requirements.
• Oversee driver compliance with working time regulations and tachograph rules.
• Maintain accurate transport records, inspections and documentation.
• Ensure adherence to environmental and waste handling regulations.

Health and safety and environment:

• Promote a strong health and safety culture across all transport operations.
• Ensure all risk assessments, safe systems of work and toolbox talks are implemented.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective actions.
• Conducting meetings/toolbox talks with the Planner and/or drivers to encourage feedback and to share new ideas in a consistent manner.

Team management:

• Lead, manage and develop drivers and transport staff.
• Conduct performance reviews, training and disciplinary procedures where necessary.
• Instrumental in the recruiting of drivers working alongside HR Manager.
• Conducting daily debriefing to all drivers in the absence of the Transport Planner.
• Ensuring that the vehicles are prepared at all times for any unscheduled checks and inspection by Directors or any representative of a regulatory authority.

Qualifications:

• Educated to a good standard in Mathematics and English.
• CPC in transport management preferred.
• Previous experience in a transport management role, ideally within waste/recycling or logistics.
• Experienced in transport routing and maintenance scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of UK transport legislation and compliance.
• Experience managing fleets and drivers.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and communication abilities.
• Commercially minded.
• Working for an ambitious growing company which can be demonstrated through past employment history.
• Computer and IT literate.
• Ability to develop and evolve systems and processes within a growing business.
• Practical hands-on approach, promoting a can-do attitude from self and others.
• Good geographical knowledge of the operational area covered by the Company.