Please note that this position is highly exposed to nature (only open to lovers of Iceland).

Transportation Manager Responsibilities:

• Oversee all operations of Handling: plane loading, delivery, ramp operations, coordination with airport authorities
• Manage scheduling of the team to offer the best expected service to the clients and optimize the Company resources
• Monitor and analyze delivery schedule to ensure routes are optimized
• Ensure service and cost targets are met, develop and implement recommendations as required
• Manage the staff at all level: hiring, training, discipline, promotions, assignment of work, monitoring, hours
• Monitor entire transportation process, inventory tracking of company’s equipment stocks; manage trucks fleet
• Follow the company rules, the labor legislation & all applicable legal requirements
• Update and monitor the training of the team in terms of Quality and safety, including the protective equipment
• Prepares and apply procedures for maintaining cleanliness of vehicles, docks, and workstations
• Control alerts and food safety issues closely with the Quality Manager
• Check for proper maintenance of equipment and premises every day
• Manage and controls the performance of his department through operational KPIs (punctuality, accidents & incidents…) and share planned actions and to have the expected improvement and to be in line with the Group standards
• Implement all means to meet our primary goal of "delivering on time, determined by our customers"
• Ensures compliance in service delivery
• Arrange and optimize the projected schedules based on aircraft movements of the day
• Ensures the best expected close follow-up and fluent communication with the company customers
• Ensure a timely and fully update of the Pax load and all service given to the clients
• Directly oversee coordination of operations, be the final decision maker for requests and modifications
• Organize schedules of teams
• Manage the staff at all level: hiring, training, discipline, promotions, assignment of work, monitoring, hours
• Act as a guarantor that all additional services sold are registered on the delivery notes
• Ensures proper reporting to the Unit Manager
• Plan, optimize and follow-up the preventive and curative maintenance of fleet assigned
• Monitor and optimize the fuel consumption related to fleet assigned
• Ensure application of rules and policies of the company to each of its employees
• Ensures the proper use of equipment and vehicles at the disposal of the service
• Enforce and monitor the respect of truck safety rules and traffic laws
• Enforce safety rules regarding the unit building, the equipment, and the workstations

• Superior education / College degree in logistics, supply chain and / or management is an asset
• 3 years management experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Field experience in food handling / Logistics / Transportation / Airlines industry is required
• Ability to build successful teams and partnerships.
• Possess a strategic mind-set with the ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts using innovative ideas.
• Valid Driving License
• Ability to successfully meet all Airport clearance requirements
• Computers skills (MS-Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

ABOUT NEWREST :

Specialist in out-of-home catering in 54 countries, and the only player to intervene in all sectors of catering and related services, Newrest is one of the world leaders in multi-sector catering.

Our 60,000 committed and talented employees do what is necessary to offer consumers balanced, diversified and tasty meals while scrupulously respecting hygiene and food safety standards.

https://www.newrest.eu/