Job Description
Job Summary
- The Fleet Officer is a senior staff role that supports the Fleet Manager in overseeing the operations and administration of assigned trucks.
- The role also involves analyzing fleet performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Specific Job Responsibilities
- Assist with daily fleet operations, including vehicle, driver, and maintenance coordination.
- Conduct routine truck inspections to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
- Dispatch loaded trucks, approve the required fuel or gas quantity, and ensure all dispatch documents are completed before drivers depart.
- Receive trucks returning from delivery points and confirm that the loaded goods were delivered in the correct quantities.
- Ensure return documentation is properly completed, waybill copies are received and filed, and originals are processed for payment of waybill allowances.
- Report daily route activities, including dispatches, returns, highway breakdowns, accidents, and related issues, to the Fleet Manager.
- Inspect trucks on return and before dispatch to identify driver misuse, negligence, or willful damage.
- Ensure each truck logbook is updated with all required information.
- Ensure each driver maintains the approved minimum fuel reserve in the tank.
- Report daily, weekly, and monthly trip performance for assigned truck routes.
- Ensure drivers comply with turnaround time requirements.
- Ensure effective tracking of all assigned trucks in conjunction with the Tracking Unit.
- Ensure trucks are used efficiently and only on approved routes.
Educational Requirements
- First Degree/HND in Business Administration/Transport Management/ Social Science or equivalent in any related discipline with minimum of 2 years in any related field.
Skills and Competencies:
- Basic knowledge of fleet management practices and principles.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to handle conflict and resolve differences of opinion.
- Familiar with fleet management software and technology.