Denver Arries
Operations/Risk/Fleet Controller
Gelvandale,EC
Work Preference
Summary
PROFILE
Fleet management professional, equipped to enhance operational efficiency and cost savings. History of implementing effective maintenance schedules and optimizing route planning. Prioritizes team collaboration and adapts to evolving needs. Brings strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk / Fleet Controller / Operations
The Courier Guy
11.2019 - Current
- Complete daily misroute report and ensure all misroutes are distributed to the correct destinations
- Attend to all damaged parcels and inform the relevant client
- Investigate the cause of damages occurred, e.g. poor packaging, incorrect packaging material used, inadequate packaging, insufficient packaging, no proper labelling on parcels
- Assist other branches with camera footage when required if any damages occur
- Repackaging of parcels when required
- Investigate the origin and destination of all parcels which barcodes that does not track, and notify all depots and kiosks of any unknown parcel without a waybill or any barcode.
- Advise warehouse on the different types of parcels that poses danger of how it should be packaged and whether it should be transported via Air or Road.
- Ensure that warehouse adhere to the packing/consolidating of freight on pallets to minimise any damages and claims
- Investigate and processing of all claims
- Ensure vehicle inspections are done when required
- Ensure that the daily vehicle report is submitted daily before 9am
- Ensure services are booked for vehicles and trucks when due for service
- Ensure vehicles and trucks are always in roadworthy conditions and maintained
- Ensure that all new vehicles are branded and fitted with a tracker and cameras, and that all cameras and trackers for all the vehicles are in working condition.
- Track vehicles randomly
- Liaise and work together with SAPS and cartrack in the event of a hijacking
- Intercept parcels containing goods that cannot be transported, such as contraband (marijuana) and inform customs
- Inform the account holder of any damages and if need be, assist the client with the claiming process
- Oversee the entire fleet of vehicles used by a company
- Monitoring the condition of each vehicle and scheduling maintenance
- Ensuring that all vehicles are compliant with local regulations and safety standards.
- Plan and optimize routes for the fleet
- Analyze traffic patterns, delivery schedules, and vehicle capacities
- Aim to reduce travel time and fuel consumption
- Managing drivers performance, and ensuring compliance with driving regulations
- Providing training and addressing any issues related to driver behaviour and performance
- Ensure that all documentation related to vehicle registration, insurance, and inspections is up-to-date and in compliance with legal requirements
- Track expenses related to fuel, maintenance, and repairs, and work on strategies to reduce costs without compromising quality or safety.
- Implement and oversee safety protocols to minimize accidents and damage. This includes ensuring that vehicles are equipped with necessary safety features and that drivers adhere to safe driving practices
- Facilitate efficient communication with the drivers
Warehouse Supervisor/ Acting Assistant branch manager
Interloc Freight Services
04.2017 - 10.2019
- Day to day monitoring of all processes through operations
- Implementation of corrective actions with reference to non-conforming issues
- Ensure adherence to customer satisfaction and customer service performance
- Monitoring and maintain communication with reference to customer queries and address customer complaints / concerns
- Ensure that pre-alerts for both air and road freight are e-mailed with lodgings and forwarding times
- Promote communication between employees and company with regards to customer concerns
- Ensure all POD’s / waybills are filled in and signed properly by clients
- Maintain a good and healthy relations/ communication with clients
- Ensure uniform and safety equipment is worn at all times
- Ensure the weight and dimensions are checked and corresponds with the paperwork
- Ensure compliance to safety requirements of road and air cargo security procedures
- Reporting of all incidents to respective manager/s
- Monitoring and controlling usage of fuel expenditure
- Monitor maintenance of company vehicles
- Ensure vehicle checklist is completed daily and up to date with vehicle’s service dates
- Arrange vehicle’s services before due date with service providers
- Complete monthly vehicle report
- Ensure and maintain all operational documentation is correct and signed by the client e.g. waybills / delivery notes
- Conduct weekly meetings with staff to address and discuss concerns
- Motivate and communicate departmental objective progress to staff
- Ensure that the permit / uniform policy is adhered to
- Ensure that the general housekeeping policy is adhered to, and offices are neat at all times
- Check road freight manifests daily of incoming cargo on trucks
- Ensure that all cargo received, air or road cargo are full according to manifests and there are no non-conformances
- Ensure that all waybills are filled in correctly, e.g. destination, the correct amount of cargo, dimensions, commodity and weight of cargo lodged, corresponds with the waybill before capturing and processing of waybill on the system
- Ensure that all cargo is correctly labelled according to destinations and correct client
- Ensure that all cargo is properly/safely and sufficiently packaged, wrapped and secured upon acceptance
Senior Maintenance Supervisor
Moncada Solar Energy
03.2014 - 12.2016
- SHE Representative
- Emergency Co-Ordinator
- Ensure adherence and implementation of HSE policies and procedures
- Manage subordinates, timesheets and attendance of 20 staff
- Develop subordinates by continuously improving the knowledge of teams and conducting on the job training
- Manage activities in accordance with the production and maintenance schedules and allocate resources
- Maintain Health and Safety and Environmental Standards, e.g. emergency evacuation procedures, planning and co-ordinating
- Monthly checks on all fire extinguishers, respirators and respirator filters (emergency extinguishers kit)
- Monthly awareness training for subordinates on evacuation plan
- Adherence to Counselling and disciplinary procedures and of subordinates
- Ensuring Risk Assessments are being always followed
- Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance to the O&M Standards and are always adhered to
- Supervise all mechanical activities on site e.g. all machinery, manual and power tools are in safe working condition be commencing work
- Daily updates on charts of activity progress
- Daily, weekly and monthly report on activities completed and still in-progress
- General administrative duties
- Reason for leaving: Contract ended
Supervisor
Kuehne and Nagel
07.2013 - 01.2014
- Managing shift problems and solutions
- Managed shift roll call, time sheets, register and absenteeism of 60+ staff
- Managed assembly and final production lines
- Conduct daily and weekly stocktake and report variances to superiors
- Enforced and maintained H&S procedures and reporting of IOD's
- Assisted in the maintaining and upkeep of the warehouse and the yard
- Daily inspection of warehouse yard and fencing to ensure staff safety and health
- Resolving any team/shift team issues or grievances
- Assisted Warehouse and Production Manager in achieving plant specifications and audits
- Monitor, enforce and control policies and procedures
- Plan resources to meet customer requirements
- Oversee planning of Operations to ensure good customer service and timeous delivery
- Weekly maintenance on all machinery to ensure or minimise breakdowns and downtime
- Reason for leaving: Contract Ended
Driver (code 8/10)
Globeflight Couriers
06.2012 - 07.2013
- Ensuring timeous deliveries to customers
- Ensuring timeous collections of parcels
- Ensuring safe deliveries of product to customers
- Maintaining safe driving standards
- Daily Vehicle Checks
- Clearing and Lodging of Freight (AIR and Road)
- Inbound and Outbound of Freight
- Scanning of all freight
- Maintained good housekeeping standards in warehouse
- Worked overtime when and if required
- Reason for leaving: Resigned
Warehouse Assistant / Dispatch Clerk
Pinnacle Africa
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Picking and packing of stock
- Stock Identification
- Monthly stock counting
- Maintaining H&S standards
- Receive and Despatching of stock
- Filling out waybills and delivery notes
- Checking Stock upon receipt
- Assisting with client queries
- Tracking of parcels
- Capturing POD'S
- Maintain good housekeeping standard
- Prepared shipment for Couriers for collections and assisted in loading
- Reason for leaving: Resigned
Stripping Supervisor
Keypak
08.2009 - 04.2010
- Managing shift problems and solutions
- Managed shift roll call, time sheets, register and absenteeism of 15+ staff
- Shift reports and handover
- Enforced and maintained H&S procedures and reporting of IOD's
- Resolving any team/shift team issues or grievances
- Motivating and training of staff
- Work overtime when required
- Monitor, enforce and control policies and procedures
- Plan resources to meet customer requirements
- Oversee planning of Operations to ensure timeous supply to glueing machines
- Ensure Housekeeping standards are maintained
- Ensured that all subordinates access cards are in working order and replaced when not working
- Shift take over 30 minutes before end of shift
- Reason for leaving: Resigned
Senior Operator/Supervisor
Umicore Automotive Catalyst
06.2000 - 09.2007
- Supervision of staff and operators of about 30+ members
- Organizing and monitoring workflow
- Maintaining workflow by monitoring steps of production processes
- Implementation of cost reduction methods
- Completes production plans by scheduling and assigning workflow
- Maintains quality standards by establishing and enforcing organizational standards.
- Assess organizational development needs based on strategic organizational goals (KPI's)
- Report all defect/ unsafe equipment and conditions
- Clean and prepare all equipment for maintenance in the event of a breakdown
- Adherence to safety rules and regulations and company policies
- Set and manage housekeeping standards
- Prepare first-offs for laboratory testing before running product
- Execute tool changes on machines and robots
- Hourly recordings of machine/robot parameters and temperature of furnace and belt speed
- Hourly recordings of powder coating condition e.g. viscosity, density, Ph and particle size and adjust or take necessary steps when not within parameters
- Check lab results of first of and of powder coating and take appropriate action before commencing production e.g., adjust coating accordingly, if necessary, with chemicals such as ammonia, ammonia acetate, ammonia nitrate, citric acid, barium hydroxide and barium acetate, and adjust tooling and all other parameters if necessary
- Time and method studies
- Operate machines and robots to a minimum/zero reject rate
- Exercised and maintained 5s system
- Assists in investigations with development and maintenance department in reducing change-over times
- Prepare all work/quality instructions, tools, powder coating and correct catalyst prior to change-over
- End of product or shift counting of all damages/rejects
- Hand/take over shift 30mins before shift starts or ends
- Reason for leaving: Retrenched
Education
Supervisory Management - Legal Principals, Human Resources Management 1, Supervisory Management 1 & 2
Oxbridge Academy
01.2026
Logistics and Supply Management - Logistics And Supply Management, Supervisory Manag
Oxbridge Academy
Road Transport Supervision NQF 4 Learnership - Communication, Numeracy, Manage Customer Satisfaction, Manage Teams, Operate Fleet, Management Principles
Open Learning Group
Building High Performance Teams, Disrupting Yourself, Introduction to the PHR (Professional Human Resources), Logistics Foundations, Inventory Management Foundations, Lean Inventory Management, Making Decisions, Managing New Managers, Managing Your Manager, Process Improvement Foundations, Project Management Simplified, Six Sigma Foundations, Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Foundations
LinkedIn LEARNING – ONLINE
Counterbalance Truck Licence - undefined
H&L Training School
Train the Trainer - undefined
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Highest Standard Passed - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics SG, Biology SG, Woodwork SG, Physical Science SG
Westville Senior Secondary School
01.1999
Skills
Microsoft Office
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Explorer
Problem-solving
Goal setting
Document drafting
Process design
Process improvement
Time management
Dedication
References
- Ms, Gillian Janneman Depot Manager, The Courier Guy SA, +27 64 629 5546
- Mr. Edgar Brown, Manager, Interloc Freight Services, 0605922146
- Johan Badenhorst, Production Manager, Kuehne & Nagel, 0113973244, 0848248744
Education And Training
Supervisory Management, Oxbridge Academy, Completed, Legal Principals, Oxbridge Academy, Completed, Human Resources Management 1, Oxbridge Academy, Completed, Supervisory Management 1 & 2, Oxbridge Academy, Completed, Logistics and Supply Management, Oxbridge Academy, Road Transport Supervision NQF 4 Learnership, Open Learning Group, Building High Performance Teams, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Disrupting Yourself, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Introduction to the PHR (Professional Human Resources), LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Logistics Foundations, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Inventory Management Foundations, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Lean Inventory Management, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Making Decisions, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Managing New Managers, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Managing Your Manager, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Process Improvement Foundations, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Project Management Simplified, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Six Sigma Foundations, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Six Sigma Green Belt, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Lean Six Sigma Foundations, LinkedIn LEARNING, Online, Counterbalance Truck Licence – 3000kg (3 Ton), H&L Training School, IATA Dangerous Goods Category 8, Expired, Train the Trainer, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Westville Senior Secondary School, Grade 12, 1994-1999, Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics SG, Biology SG, Woodwork SG, Physical Science SG
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 27 February 1981
- Driving License: Code C1
Timeline
Risk / Fleet Controller / Operations
The Courier Guy
11.2019 - Current
Warehouse Supervisor/ Acting Assistant branch manager
Interloc Freight Services
04.2017 - 10.2019
Senior Maintenance Supervisor
Moncada Solar Energy
03.2014 - 12.2016
Supervisor
Kuehne and Nagel
07.2013 - 01.2014
Driver (code 8/10)
Globeflight Couriers
06.2012 - 07.2013
Warehouse Assistant / Dispatch Clerk
Pinnacle Africa
06.2011 - 06.2012
Stripping Supervisor
Keypak
08.2009 - 04.2010
Senior Operator/Supervisor
Umicore Automotive Catalyst
06.2000 - 09.2007
Road Transport Supervision NQF 4 Learnership - Communication, Numeracy, Manage Customer Satisfaction, Manage Teams, Operate Fleet, Management Principles
Open Learning Group
Building High Performance Teams, Disrupting Yourself, Introduction to the PHR (Professional Human Resources), Logistics Foundations, Inventory Management Foundations, Lean Inventory Management, Making Decisions, Managing New Managers, Managing Your Manager, Process Improvement Foundations, Project Management Simplified, Six Sigma Foundations, Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Foundations
LinkedIn LEARNING – ONLINE
Counterbalance Truck Licence - undefined
H&L Training School
Train the Trainer - undefined
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Highest Standard Passed - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics SG, Biology SG, Woodwork SG, Physical Science SG
Westville Senior Secondary School
Supervisory Management - Legal Principals, Human Resources Management 1, Supervisory Management 1 & 2
Oxbridge Academy
Logistics and Supply Management - Logistics And Supply Management, Supervisory Manag
Oxbridge Academy
Accomplishments
- Supervised teams of between 15-30 staff members.
- Achieved 95% through effectively helping with product development.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop vehicle maintenance tracking spreadsheets.
Quote
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
George Bernard Shaw
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Afrikaans
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
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