Transport and Compliance Officer

MM Search are delighted to be working with William Thompson and Son on an exciting Transport and Compliance Officer role. The role holder will report to the logistics manager and be focused on promoting and maintaining a positive safety culture, compliance against regulatory and legislative matters, and the provision and maintenance of the Transport and quality management systems.

Responsibilities:

· Maintaining vehicle and driver records

· Ensure adherence to drivers’ hours and working time rules – tachograph.

· Monitor and ensure the training and competency of drivers as per Driver CPC.

· Ensure vehicles are regularly inspected, maintained, and repaired.

· Ensuring best practice transport, Health & Safety Policies and legislative requirements are always adhered to.

· To communicate and liaise with other departments to ensure a smooth & effective operation.

· General administration duties in line with transport legislation, company policies and procedures.

· Answering calls and dealing with customer enquiries.

· Providing cover for the transport coordinator involving routing the vehicles to optimise fleet efficiency, managing drivers and liaising with customers.

· Maintenance of ISO 9001, 14001 and BSI systems

· Control COSHH and Loler registers.

· Compile reports, review and document after serious accidents and incidents

· Toolbox talk review (working with management team)

· Manage document control and legal register.

· Manage supplier audit program, conduct supplier audits, and report findings.

Skills:

· excellent organisational and time management skills

· knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and other commonly used office packages

· strong IT and typing skills.

· Good Communication skills

· the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.

· good team working skills.

· the ability to manage your own workload.

· excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

· attention to detail.

· flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads.

· a problem-solving approach to work

· project management skills.

· Ability to work under own initiative.

· Professional conduct, language, and manner.

Requirements:

· Transport qualification such as RHA transport administrator course/transport manager CPC or relevant experience working in a transport office.

· Health and safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Health and Safety Management desirable.

· Compliance qualification such as ISO 9001 Internal Auditor desirable