Technical Fleet Manager – Nationwide (ROI & NI)

Reed is working with a long established Client of ours to recruit for a Technical Manager to manage a fleet of 20+ Heavy Goods Vehicles. This role will cover specific locations throughout Ireland and NI and will report into Senior Management once a week in Dublin.

Experience Required:
It is desirable but not essential that the successful candidate will have experience managing a similar fleet size, holding both a Current Transport Manager Licence, and a current Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) and C and CE Licence. You will have excellent Microsoft skills: Word and Excel.

Duties in the position:

  • Excellent knowledge of current legislation in Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Liaise and communicate with government and legal entities (RSA & Dept of Transport) in matters relating to compliance
  • Analysing and advising on trailer design specification and suitability to meet current and future capacity needs, making sure all assets are fully utilised
  • Availability to travel nation-wide, overseas travel may be required
  • Driver training and coaching, regular spot checks, planned site visits on a periodic planned basis, ensuring health & safety measures and procedures are being followed
  • Check all haulage contractors have current and valid licences and insurance
  • Evaluate each and every chassis routinely, monitor trackers
  • Work with suppliers and hauliers to arrange schedule and unscheduled maintenance and repairs
  • Ensuring round the clock availability of the trailer fleet in good technical order
  • Arrange and log all six week chassis inspection and prioritise repairs and chassis off roads
  • Manage and develop purchase PO system and introduce job cost system for our depot mechanics
  • Monitor and control maintenance & repair spend, sourcing providers, suppliers and parts
  • Manage outside suppliers to work on our job cost system
  • Evaluate new builds or refurbishment requirements, occasional oversees travel to view trailer builds
  • Work closely with transport staff, depot staff and management, attend all transport meetings
  • Sourcing and vetting of hauliers and subcontractors
  • Monthly reports