Transport Officer - Zululand at Sappi

As a Transport Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure that contractor operations are optimized by planning fleet utilisation to ensure transport efficiencies and reduce downtime
• Inspect new and existing depots to determine suitability for transport contractor to eliminate potential downtime
• Verify transport routes for contractor to eliminate potential downtime and fleet efficiencies
• Generate daily operational plans for contractor for the dispatching of trucks and loaders in order to maximise fleet efficiency
• Assist Foresters by aligning transport plan with operational harvesting plan to ensure activities are aligned
• Liaise with operational staff on a daily basis with regard to mill performance which could impact fleet efficiencies
• Inspect contractors’ trucks and loaders regularly to ensure compliance to Sappi Risk Management System (RMS)
• Liaise with small market mills on daily load and product requirements to maximise fleet efficiencies
• Inspect roads and rail where issues are detected and advise on requirements to Forestry staff and Roads Engineer
• Calculate contractor route standards for trips (including backhaul information) by monitoring tracking information to ensure compliance to contractor KPI
• Enforce respective mill quality specifications through depot, woodyard, and sidings inspections to ensure no out of specification timber is delivered to receiving mill
• Assess mill rejections and report findings to Transport Manager and forestry staff to track non-conformance
• Report quality deviations on the Sappi Metastorm system and assign to relevant forestry staff to track non-conformance
• Conduct regular inspections on contractor loading points by observing loading activities to comply with RMS standards
• Investigate safety violations reported by Foresters/Safety Managers/third parties by conducting a Route Cause Analysis Trend (RCAT) investigation to ensure compliance to safety standards
• Report safety deviations on the Sappi Metastorm system and assign to relevant forestry staff to track non-conformance
• Educate contractors on how to maximise loading profiles and prevent underloads through field and awareness days
• Reconcile sales vs orders per contractor daily by drawing relevant TCS reports to ensure all contractor orders are completed
• Verify timber sales as per TCS report to ensure all loads are captured
• Manage transport contractor uptime reports weekly to ensure compliance to contractor KPI
• Verify depot to market leads with GIS/Contractors by monitoring tracking to ensure compliance with KPI’s
• Calculate rejection costs as and when rejections occur using the reject cost calculator to ensure the costs are recovered from the relevant contractor
• Verify delivery notes timber despatch advice (TDA’s) against small market sales reflected in Timber Control System (TCS) to ensure all loads are captured
• Verify uptime variance claims from contractor for monthly uptime reports in line with contract KPI
• Provide Transport Manager with verified uptime reports and loading tons timeously for monthly invoicing
• Compile daily report of rail wagon orders by drawing the relevant transport/rail reports

What are we looking for?

• National Diploma in Transport/Logistics or related qualification
• A Supply Chain Management qualification will be advantageous
• Up to 3 years’ relevant experience