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Linehaul Manager
Hazelmere, WA
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
•Ensuring all fleet is available for the workshop for maintenance & services.
•Ensuring enough fleet is available for all parts of the Centurion Operation (Dock, Yard, Return Freight & Pick-ups / Branches & Produce).
•Liaise between branches, internal customers and external customers
•Liaise with branches to ensure return of equipment and trailers
•Tracing the fleet and ensuring and measuring float utilisation
•Responsibility to create a positive environment that inspires employees and subcontractors to work safely, efficiently and effectively to meet departmental targets
•Provide an effective 24/7 after hour’s service for all customers and subcontractors’
•Configure and despatch daily the fleet, ensuring all trailers are configured safely and compliant to Government legislation and to customer requirements
•Ensure all trips are accompanied with the correct paperwork and all additional revenue has been charged out
•Manage the daily semi pick-ups and deliveries, ensuring customers are communicated to with any delays
•Oversee the daily running of the Alinta Asset Management & Heavy Haulage services
•Manage subcontractor levels that enable flexibility and supply in peak periods
•Ensure all drivers comply with the state fatigue management legislation. Oversee the auditing of fatigue trip sheets and manage accordingly
•Develop and train all employees and subcontractors to an autonomous level ensuring they are aware of Company targets and performance levels relating to safety, payloads & customer service (refer to “Committed to be the Best” document)
•Conduct a monthly toolbox meeting with all subcontractors and drivers ensuring effective communication between Centurion & the subcontractors
•Assist the Transport Support Supervisor with the day-to-day management of the subcontractor database
•Responsibility to develop a written strategy in conjunction with managers in associated departments (i.e Yard / Dock / Return Freight, Produce), to ensure an effective interface between departments (pro active workload sharing to meet the demands across the business).
•Develop a training program and a register for all staff and subcontractors. Development progress of all to be reported to the GM Transport on a weekly basis. (Human Resources to provide a standard framework for training. Manager to report weekly in line with that framework)
•Train all staff to be multi skilled in all facets of line haul operations from configurations, entering trips, returning trips, semi pick-ups & auditing.
•Foster a culture that recognises that safety to employees, customers, subcontractors and the public is of paramount importance
•Manage all safety and environmental breaches and complete the relevant reports as they occur. Submit to GM Transport a daily sign off sheet on all breaches & potential breaches of OH&S issues. Sign off required for all pre-start checks also
•Participate & contribute to monthly transport meeting with General Manager Transport
•Produce weekly report for submission to GM Transport
•Participate & contribute in recruitment and retention strategies (including subcontractors)
•Resolve conflicts between personnel under the responsibility of the Line Haul Manager
•Foster the Company Culture of Committed to Being the Best and enforce those company values of Quality, Safety, Productivity, Process Improvement, Price and Customer Service (refer to “Committed to be the best document)
•Maintain & promote a positive environment throughout the whole business (Logistics, Transport & Projects departments)
•Ensure compliance with the relevant OH&S requirements
•Conformance to quality systems and procedure

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
•Exceptional leadership skills
•Exceptional conflict resolution skills
•Proven ability to supervise, manage and motivate personnel
•Good organisational and planning skills
•Ability to comply with company procedures and policies
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To apply for this position, please email your resume and letter of application to recruitment@cfc.com.au or alternatively fill out and submit our online application form here.
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