Heavy Truck Drivers/ Maintenance Planner/Transport Manager

Location: SOUTHERN RIVER, WA

Salary: Above Award

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

K S and Sons Transport Pty Ltd Heavy Truck Drivers (ANZSCO: 733111) Full-time/Permanent $ 80,000 – 90,000 (salary will be commensurate to qualifications and experience) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive truck with capacity of more than 3 tons to transport and deliver cargo or materials.
• Work in remote locations and drive long distances, if necessary.
• Conduct daily pre- and post-trip inspections of vehicles to maintain working operations, record any defects they find.
• Load and unload cargo with multiple drops.
• Secure proof of deliveries and return relevant paperwork to office timely.
• Ensure load restraint is performed as per heavy vehicle load restraint guide.
• Maintain radio or telephone contact with base or supervisor to receive instructions or be dispatched to new location.
• Be efficient in completing the necessary delivery paperwork including run sheets and work diaries.
• Be able to take orders for new deliveries.
• Maintain truck log according to

State and Federal regulations.

• Report to a dispatcher any incidents encountered on the road.
• Follow accident procedures if an accident occurs.
• Fill up on fuel, clean truck, and wash windows on completion of each trip.
• Keep record of materials and products transported.
• Keep a log of activities.
• Keep truck, and associated equipment, clean and in good working order.
• Plan routes using maps or satellite tracking.

Qualifications and Experience:

• AQF certificate II or III
• Valid Australian MC truck licence
• Minimum of 1 year’s recent heavy/multi-combination driving experience
• Demonstrate sound geographic knowledge Australia-wide
• Be highly reliable with a first-class approach to safety and customer service with good communication skills
• Fatigue Management Certificate
• Able to pass a drug and alcohol and pre-employment medical
• MSIC Card or willing to obtain
• Load restraint certificate
• Require DG Licence or willing to obtain

Maintenance Planner (ANZSCO: 312911 – Maintenance Planner) Full time/Permanent $80,000 - $ 90,000 (salary will be commensurate to qualifications and experience) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compile and maintain an online system of all vehicles and related equipment (e.g. lifting equipment, cranes for lifting and loading onto trailers, hand-held equipment, manual transport equipment, ramps, straps, winches, chains and pulleys, etc) within the business
• Prepare preventive maintenance plans (the “plans”) that are aligned with the organization’s maintenance goals
• Generate work orders and create maintenance schedules to ensure the availability of resources to carry out relevant maintenance as per the plans
• Maintain sufficient inventory of parts needed to perform any planned and/or unplanned maintenance
• Inspect all facilities and equipment on a regular basis to prioritize needed maintenance before it becomes a problem
• Estimate costs of labour and parts
• Budget for and schedule any maintenance that must be performed on a regular basis and in cases of emergencies
• Serve as a liaison between maintenance personnel and vehicle operatives
• Maintain records and files essential to maintenance management
• Source, negotiate and develop service agreements with external maintenance providers
• Coordinate between maintenance providers, vehicle operatives and stakeholders involved in the provision of maintenance works
• Maintain a safe, efficient work environment for maintenance personnel, contractors and employees

Relevant Qualification/Experience

• Relevant AQF associate degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma or 3 years of relevant experience may replace the need to have a qualification
• Applicants with qualification will require a minimum of 1 years of relevant experience

Transport Manager (ANZSCO 149413 – Transport Company Manager) Full time/Permanent $80,000- 90,000 (salary will be commensurate to qualifications and experience) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organise the purchase/lease of vehicles, parts, and fuel.
• Organise inspection and servicing of vehicles.
• Record and report maintenance and repair needs for vehicles and related equipment.
• Keep organized records of vehicles, service/repair schedules and authorise payments for completed orders.
• Ensure regular road-worthy and safety audits on vehicles and equipment.
• Monitor and report on transport and transportation costs and make necessary changes to reduce costs – with a view to improve the business’s bottom line.
• Organize training sessions for employees (e.g., proper licensing/permits; training in driving vehicles of various types & sizes; proper use of lifting/moving devices associated with vehicles)
• Stay up to date with safety regulations and train staff to adhere to them when handling or driving vehicles.
• Resolve transport and transportation issues in line with business and customers’ need e.g., arranging appropriate type of vehicles based on the type and quantity of the consignments.
• Lead and coordinate the activities associated with the loading and unloading of consignments.

Relevant Qualification/Experience

• Relevant AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma or 3 years of relevant experience may replace the need to have a qualification
• Applicants with qualification will require a minimum of 1 years of relevant experience