Controller: Transport Operations

Job Function:

To coordinate and control the quality of the work activities of a team that executes a load plan for the cost effective, on-time and in-full delivery of client loads, contributing to managerial decision-making. To be the responsible custodian of company assets to coordinate, control and manage the quality and effectiveness of the resources under their custody to ensure optimal vehicle uptime and utilisation. To ensure compliance to company policy and road traffic and labour legislation.

Key Accountabilities:

• Execute own work and team work according to set operating procedures and service level agreements.
• Execute own work and teamwork in line with governance and compliance processes.
• Monitor and report on own and team's transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver own and team activities to ensure that agreed standards and operational objectives are met (daily to 3 months).
• Coordinate and participate in learning interventions to establish a learning and development.
• Coordinate and monitor daily work activities within the team environment in order to prevent financial losses.
• Coordinate team activities to meet and exceed internal and external customer expectations.
• Conduct daily pre trip vehicle inspection fitness to ensure road worthiness.
• Conduct driver PPE inspections and ensure driver fitness.
• Brief, despatch drivers and fleet to execute load deliveries as per load plan.
• Expedite drivers to execute load deliveries as per client expectations and in accordance with the assigned journey management plan.
• Debrief drivers, check and control delivery documentation and conduct post delivery vehicle inspection, record and report vehicle defects.
• Ensure adherence to vehicle cleaning and maintenance schedules.
• Create an engaging, enabling and productive work climate aligned to the employee value proposition by demonstrating leadership through personal commitment to organisational values.
• Execute the capture of trip and trip sheet information in all relevant operational systems.
• Manage and report all non-conformance incidents.
• Coordinate drivers practical and theoretical training.
• Ensure drivers annual medicals are conducted, together with annual Professional driver permits are valid at all times.
• Responsible to ensure drivers working and resting hours per shift are in accordance with line with legislation.
• Ensure driver and general worker staff undergo the relevant company and client risk inductions.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate transfer of communication to clients.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 (matric).
• Bachelor's or equivalent 3-year degree (NQF Level 7).

Skills and Experience:

• Up to 5 years of experience in a similar environment with at least 2 years tactical leadership or specialist experience.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

EEO Statement

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