Transport Services Manager

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• organising the purchase and maintenance of transport vehicles equipment and fuel
• liaising with clients to determine requirements and providing customers with advice and information regarding vehicle type purchase or hire rates and obligations and handling complaints
• receiving orders and bookings and planning and implementing transportation schedules
• ensuring goods are stored and transported in conditions that will maintain their quality
• arranging collection and delivery of vehicles and goods
• maintaining business records and preparing operational statements and reports
• coordinating activities associated with the arrival departure loading and unloading of trains
• ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations

If you’re interested in air, road, maritime, rail or land transport, then the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry could be for you.The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry is responsible for the safe and prompt delivery of people and goods via a variety of channels, including scenic and sightseeing transport, and for the storage and sorting or ‘warehousing’ of freight before delivery. The sector encompasses logistics (managing & organising the transport), infrastructure, (such as roads, air and rail), and numerous support roles such as customs officers, couriers, tugboat operators and forklift drivers.If you choose this vocational pathway you could work in road transport as a bus, train or taxi driver; in construction as a mobile crane operator; or even in coastal or ocean-going marine operations as a deckhand, engine driver or cook. There are many possibilities, so check out the list of qualifications below!

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