Transport Compliance Manager

Job Description

We are recruiting a Transport Compliance Manager on behalf of our customer who are based in the Huntingdon area. As a Transport Compliance Manager you will be responsible for the continuous and effective management of all transport operations. As well asoverseeing the compliance department to ensure a leading level of compliance.As a Transport Compliance Manager your responsibilities will be to oversee the management of the following systems and procedures;Drivers

• Ensuring drivers hold the appropriate licence and any additional qualifications
• Maintaining a system to ensure regular licence checks are carried out
• Drivers hours and working time records must be kept for a period of; 12+ months for driving hours and 24+ months for working time and must be made available upon request;
• Ensuring compliance with the Driving Hours (EU or Domestic Hours rules) and Road Transport Working Time Directive Rules;
• Recording of drivers duty, driving time and rest breaks to ensure availability during the relevant period
• Downloading and storing data from the vehicle digital tacho unit (at least every 90 days) and from the drivers tacho cards (at least every 28 days);
• Adequately track and record all drivers training including competency to operate all relevant vehicles and equipment, inclusive of drivers CPC, ADR (where applicable) and accreditation specific requirements
• Tracking and communicating drivers defect reporting records;
• Monitoring all driver and mobile worker breaks and periods of daily and weekly rest

Vehicles

• Inducting all new vehicles on the fleet and exit any vehicles being removed from fleet.
• Ensuring that vehicle maintenance records are retained for a minimum of 15 months
• Maintaining all fleet vehicles tax status
• Provide a maintenance planner, complete and display appropriately, setting preventative maintenance inspection dates at least 6 months in advance and to include the Annual Test and other testing or calibration dates;

• Ensuring that the number of vehicles and trailers kept at operating sites does not exceed the maximum numbers authorised at each centre.
• Ensuring that unauthorised operating centres is not used in any traffic area
• Making sure all vehicles and trailers are kept in a fit and roadworthy condition and taken out of service when not
• Maintaining and track all reported defects, record in writing or in a format which is readily accessible and repaired promptly;
• Assisting with vehicles meeting the requirements of the FORS Silver accreditation scheme
• Ensuring vehicles and towed equipment are made available for safety inspections, service, repair and statutory testing;

General

• Managing safety inspections and other statutory testing and are executed within the notified O-licence maintenance intervals (ISO weeks);
• Managing audit and review compliance systems to ensure that they are effective;
• Review any shortcomings such as prohibitions;
• Ensuring that relevant business changes are notified in accordance with operator licence requirements;
• Notifying the Traffic Commissioner of all convictions
• Keep up to date on relevant changes in standards, legislation and best practice;
• Record, investigate and respond to all transport-related infringements
• Manage and maintain the companys Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) and Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) accreditations.

The ideal candidate will have the following;

• National CPC Holder is essential
• Previous experience in a similar role required
• Previous management experience is required
• Excellent working knowledge of UK Transport and working time regulations

The Employment package on offer;

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• Monday to Friday
• 0800-1700
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Auto enrolled pension
• Free onsite parking

Keyskills :
ComplianceFleet ManagementLogistics ManagementTransport