Fleet and Safety Supervisor

Owns the operational site’s fleet management and safety services, ensuring lawful and ethical operations, compliance with occupational health and safety and road transport legislation, and adherence to company safety, governance, and fleet standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Road Traffic Act.
• Maintain sustainable fleet standards at the site.
• Develop plans to manage business hazards and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Ensure daily inspections of depot fleet comply with legal and company requirements.
• Report daily on the availability of trucks, trailers, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment.
• Maintain records including maintenance job cards, licensing history, and pre-trip inspections.
• Execute and sustain DPO Fleet and Safety Pillars through self-assessments and zone audits.
• Consolidate asset verification in line with the BRN.
• Own master data requisitions and changes.
• Manage vehicle-specific maintenance and service requirements for trucks, trailers, forklifts, and warehouse cleaning equipment.
• Develop and maintain site standards to minimize losses and ensure legal compliance.
• Manage expenditure against the budget and prepare monthly latest estimates aligned with period phasing.
• Manage spare parts and tyres to required minimum and maximum stock levels and comply with inventory control processes.
• Maintain workshop safety through 5S principles and review maintenance SOPs.
• Entrench the safety culture and SHE programmes.
• Ensure site procedures and work instructions are maintained and followed.
• Address safety risks and monitor audits, surveys, and maintenance activities.
• Own safety standards, governance, and culture within operations.
• Execute DPO, VPO, and LCP standards and drive innovation, benchmarking, and process improvement to improve sustainable KPIs.

Requirements

• Relevant three-year tertiary degree or diploma.
• Fleet management experience.
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety, road traffic, and governance requirements.
• Business and financial acumen.
• Inventory control skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Word proficiency.
• SAP knowledge.
• Strong analytical, planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• People management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Stakeholder collaboration and influencing skills.
• Integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, results-oriented, safety-focused, and customer-service-oriented approach.