Fleet Administrator (Licences and Services)

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Sandton. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Matric
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office

• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Growth to transport manager

• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.
• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.