Operations Manager - Melbourne, Australia - FourQuarters

FourQuarters

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Melbourne Southeast Suburbs

Growing business with career progression
Excellent Culture

About the organization

Leading Australian provider of specialised transport and logistics with over 45 years industry experience that delivers benchmark services throughout Australia.

This organisation has a strong point of difference that continues to drive strong year on year growth.

About the role

As Operations Manager for Victoria, and you will manage the day-to-day safety and operational requirements throughout Victoria by the utilisation of fleet and resources, maintaining a strong understanding of customer requirements and close relations with customers.

You will identify opportunities to innovate solutions to continuously improve the safety, profitability, operational effectiveness, people management and systems.

Duties

Ensure all drivers arrive for their shifts are in a fit state to perform duties, including no fatigue, and meet all operational requirements.
Complete monthly safety KPIs to achieve financial year targets.
Undertake scheduling of the loading that achieves optimal utilisation of fleet and resources.
Interact frequently with customers to determine demand and site requirements.
Monitoring stock levels and be able to respond and adjust schedules and plans to manage variances, emergencies and other factors that require different approaches.
Provide emergency response and coordination for emergencies involving trucks or operators on designated shifts.
Schedule and implement a structure for maintaining routine and regular servicing and maintenance of trucks and trailers.
Ensure all fleet vehicles have current permits and registrations.
Audits for the businesses NHVR compliance.
Manage customer site maps.

Skills & experience

Previous experience scheduling day to day operations for drivers journeys in line with customer demand.
Previous experience working in an environment where load/unload activity occurs in a transport/logistics or similar industry with similar levels of complexity.
Proven experience in a role with responsibility for organizing and supervising the work of others, including planning, and allocating of fleet trucks, or similar vehicles.
Excellent geographical knowledge of Victoria.
Experience in a role with responsibility for workplace safety outcomes.
Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), and intranet systems
Ideally someone with dangerous goods background
Strong people leadership skills a must

Benefits