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Joel Kroutz

Fleet Scheduler
Pietermaritzburg,KwaZulu Natal
Joel Kroutz

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position in the logistic industry. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.

Overview

8
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

King Cally field Dynamics
Kokstad

Apprentice
01.2015 - 06.2016

Job overview

  • Mechanical industry.
  • Repairing engine and electrical work in commercial vehicles.
  • Hino – Fusu – Isuzu 5 ton trucks , Interlinks and Mercedes 34 ton trucks. Working on Breakdown and field repairs.
  • Prioritized and accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Worked under guidance of experienced professionals to learn trade best practices and techniques.

KSA Security
Pietermaritzburg

Human Resource administration Clerk
08.2016 - 11.2017

Job overview

  • Compiled reports.
  • Ensure Admin is up to date and in order.
  • Energetic, Driven and self motivated on day-to-days activities.
  • Neat and pay attention to detail when reviewing reports and employee data.
  • Ability to investigate and read into situations.
  • Ability to analyze and assist in various cases.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Xpress Van Rental
Pietermaritzburg

Fleet controller Logistics
11.2017 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Allocation of drivers.
  • Plan services via spreadsheet report.
  • Challenge quotations from suppliers for repairs on vehicles.
  • Capture diesel slips and report cost weekly and monthly.
  • Monitor maintenance and send vans for repairs when damaged.
  • Motivate disciplinary action to management against drivers who misuse company vehicles.
  • File invoices and test drivers.
  • Insurance processes and tracker detectives.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

JD Group Supply Chain Services
Cato Ridge

Fleet Controller
09.2018 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Track routes of drivers.
  • Communication with drivers on any form of breakdowns and assist.
  • Maintain fleet and services when due.
  • Manage the bookings and planning for C.O.F for license renewals of trucks.
  • Complete drivers test new and old drivers.
  • Manage service planner and filing of the fleet.
  • Manage the fines and investigate.
  • Complete incident reports on the fleet if an accident or negligence from driver.
  • Manage machines in warehouse with services or breakdowns and plan accordingly.

JD Group Supply Chain Services
Kokstad

Outbound Supervisor /Fleet controller
01.2021 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Fleet management.
  • Maintain fleet trucks and VNA machines.
  • Booking services/breakdowns.
  • Assist when a breakdown occurs with logging a call depending on the type of breakdown.
  • Maintain machines in the warehouse assist when and if breakdown needs to be logged for machines are down.
  • Test new drivers who are to be employed for both trucks and machines.
  • Maintain service planners of the fleet and send through on a weekly basis.
  • Arrange for a tyre survey on a monthly basis, inspect and motivate for replacements based on the survey.
  • Logging insurance claims as per incident report.
  • Assisting with any information when and if required to get authorization from insurance.
  • Management of diesel dispensing and orders thereof.
  • Capture diesel dispensing and compare to diesel consumption.
  • Compile monthly diesel reports as well as kilometers traveled.
  • Track drivers on their daily routes/ check for any deviation or unauthorized stops.
  • Plan delivery teams for the next day.
  • Plan deliveries for stores as well as customers depending on delivery route as per plan.
  • Contact customers for deliveries and their availability to receive stock.
  • Assist with customer complaints.
  • Initiate disciplinary hearings and chair if and when required.
  • Assist with supervising the preloading / loading of the trucks.
  • Check stock into cages and print relevant documentation when and if required.
  • Communicate with stores regarding customers stock or stores stock.
  • Assist with any queries when and if required.
  • Checking loads are complete and all stock is accounted for when loaded in the truck.
  • Loading drivers on a daily to ensure stock balances.
  • Double checking stock before printing delivery notes.
  • Print delivery notes for drivers who will load either store delivery notes or customers.
  • Assist with receiving reference numbers when and if customers are unavailable.

Hestony
Pietermaritzburg

Fleet Scheduler
09.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Diesel dips.
  • Receiving diesel from supplier capture delivery received and send off to head office.
  • Capture diesel consumption, if there are drivers over diesel consumption issue the valid warning when and if required.
  • Issue warnings if and when required if drivercam picks up any misbehavior from driver regarding seatbelt not being worn, cell phone distraction and littering from truck onto the road warnings to be issued and sent through to head office.
  • Maintain trucks by sending for greasing on a weekly basis.
  • Check trucks for any dents/damages and check with driver whether he is liable or not.
  • Attend to any defects once truck goes for greasing to be repaired.
  • Ensure drivers PDP are up to date.
  • Test new drivers in the yard before they are recruited for call in Bloemfontein head office.
  • Tracking trucks, working out estimated time of arrival, see where truck has lost time or if there is slow moving traffic.
  • Check for deviation, see if truck used correct route to farm.
  • Schedule services and update tracker on trucks kilometers once serviced.
  • Log breakdowns when they occur – update client on breakdown and estimated time of mechanic to attend.
  • Update on drivers out of shift report based on how many hours driver drove after 11h00pm until 04h00am.
  • The update includes hours driver rested before and after going out on delivery.
  • Plan trucks COF testing on days that are not as busy, if truck fails repair within three days to ensure no additional costs to booking a retest.
  • Planning deliveries and drivers based on routes and turnaround times.
  • Planning drivers and allocating to trucks.
  • Update client every two hours on trucks activity, communicating delays and if any breakdowns occur.
  • Planning drivers off week based on how many weeks they have worked.
  • Ensuring drivers are briefed on routes, delivery codes and silo they are going to off load at.
  • Ensuring any delays are eliminated when trucks are out on delivery i.e gates on farms closed communicating to the technical adviser to assist.
  • If a truck gets stuck to assist with a tractor.
  • Ensuring no time is wasted on farms once drivers are done off loading.
  • Capture drivers sick leave, annual forms and send to head office.
  • Capture deliveries that are completed by Hestony trucks on keyfleet system to ensure payment for deliveries completed.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Education

Maritzburg College
Pietermaritzburg

High School Diploma
01.2010 - 12.2014

Skills

    Fleet planning

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Timeline

Fleet Scheduler

Hestony
09.2022 - Current

Outbound Supervisor /Fleet controller

JD Group Supply Chain Services
01.2021 - 08.2022

Fleet Controller

JD Group Supply Chain Services
09.2018 - 01.2021

Fleet controller Logistics

Xpress Van Rental
11.2017 - 08.2018

Human Resource administration Clerk

KSA Security
08.2016 - 11.2017

Apprentice

King Cally field Dynamics
01.2015 - 06.2016

Maritzburg College

High School Diploma
01.2010 - 12.2014

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