Triton Express: Zone Controller (Upington) at Plennegy Group

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervising pre-delivery loading procedures by:

• Collecting and sorting waybills according to route requirements
• Checking cargo for damage, shortages and verifies waybill against cargo stickers
• Scanning numbers for delivery and collection lists
• Scanning parcels into trucks for delivery
• Supervising cargo loading, ensuring handling and safety compliance
• Identifying COD's and follow through collections of such COD's
• Liaising with clients as and when required

Monitoring delivery and collection procedures by:

• Conducting bay checks, investigates non-deliveries, completes bay schedule – daily
• Monitoring daily and ad hoc collections and provides collection instructions via radio
• Responding to delivery and collection clears and resolving queries
• Liaising with clients regarding collection / delivery information, data and instructions
• Monitoring vehicle activity using satellite tracking system

Supervising of vehicle debriefing/ offloading procedures by:

• Directing parcel sorting into destination / location area
• Verifying waybills against parcels and stickers
• Scanning parcels into Freightware by waybill and submits to data capturers
• Checking scanning on system
• Checking cargo dimensions and weight on receipt of collections at the depot
• Recording cheques received in Zone File and submits to data captured daily
• Verifying all documents in terms of documents being signed off correctly, and waybill numbers appear correctly

Providing team maintenance by:

• Providing instructions, handling complaints, queries, training team members, counseling and motivating improved performance of team members

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 minimum (Matric)
• 3 – 4 years in freight / transportation
• Ability to converse in both English / Afrikaans language
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations
• Industry specific experience is not a prerequisite, but would assist
• A basic understanding of a store / warehousing environment
• A good understanding of transportation routing within area of operation
• A good understanding of freight packaging requirements and load distribution
• A basic technical understanding of motor vehicles and general traffic ordinances
• Computer literate – basic understanding of Freight ware or similar management system
• A unendorsed valid driver’s code 10
• Ability to work unsociable hours as and when required in order to meet clients’ needs
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate on all levels – both internally and externally
• Ability to work unsupervised the majority of the time
• Assertive
• Self-motivated
• Ability to motivate others
• Reliable
• A high degree of integrity required
• Presentable and of a professional manner
• Good time management and administrative skills