James Chima
Livingstone,07
Summary
With a proven track record at Mashiline Transport, I have enhanced operational efficiency and employee satisfaction through innovative solutions and effective team collaboration. Skilled in market research and fleet maintenance, I excel under pressure, demonstrating strong problem-solving abilities and average computer skills. My approach has consistently resulted in reduced turnaround times and improved service delivery.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Consultant
Mashiline Transport
05.2023 - Current
- Managing and fostering a positive working environment leading to increased employee satisfaction.
- Conducting thorough market research to identify loading areas in order to organise loads and later book trucks for loading.
- Enhanced customer experience by regularly reviewing service delivery processes and incorporating feedback from clients into improvements.
- Collaborated with clients to target issues and uncover methods that would increase operational efficiency.
- Minimize standing time on trucks in depot and borders.
- Effectively action and handle all breakdowns and provide improvement analysis to reduce breakdown incidents.
- Manage daily operating controls to administer and manage all aspects of the workshop and admin operations.
- Receive and review feedback from drivers and follow up on any reported indents.
- Managing fleet maintenance according to company standards.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
Operations Coordinator
Copperzone Logistics
05.2020 - 05.2023
- Dispatch office : Document Control, Toll cards, defect reporting, worksheets
- Yard Control : Send and collect vehicles from workshops, check that vehicles and trailers are parked correctly inside depot.
- Daily diesel Worksheet calculations .
- Minimize standing time on trucks in depot and borders.
- Report on incidents or accidents
- Controlling of Drivers in the depot.
- Receiving North bound POD’S from Dispatch office as well as Worksheets.
- Process the POD’s so that the North bound trip can be Invoiced out by Accounts department.
- Attend to any POD discrepancies that have to be emailed to JHB depots.
- Handing out south bound POD’S to Documents clerks.
- Handing out North bound documents for the document clerks for processing.
- Generating new diesel orders for Loading North and South bound trucks.
- Creating the new South bound trip on the work sheet.
- Daily dispatcher List to tracking pre alerts.
- Keeping track of incoming pod’s and of incoming documents.
- Filing away the debriefing, manifests, weighbridge ticket and trip checks.
- Daily tracking.
- Assisting with the outstanding POD’s list for the controllers.
International Truck Driver
Copperzone Logistics
08.2017 - 05.2020
- To carry out professional driving techniques / skills at all times with the allocated vehicle within Zambia and across the borders of Zambia into foreign countries.
- To ensure that all cargo is loaded and / or offloaded correctly.
- To ensure that the load distribution on his truck are at the desired standards.
- To ensure ALL documentation is correct and completed for every load (POD's etc).
- To ensure the valididty of all statutory documents and licences.
- To ensure the well being of the truck at all times including cabin.
- To conduct pre-journey inspections on both horse and trailer and report any defects.
- To ensure ALL precautions are taken & practise safe driving skills at all times whilst on the journey.
International Truck Driver
ES Trucking (Z) Ltd
10.2013 - 01.2017
- Vehicle maintenance.
- Cross boarder Transportation of goods.
- Instructing new drivers on routes and logistics involved.
- Communicating with the Customs agents and the clients on the consignment progress.
- To make sure all cargo is loaded and / or offloaded correctly.
- To make sure there is equal load distribution on his truck.
- To conduct daily pre-journey inspections on truck.
Education
High School Diploma -
St Raphaels Secondary School
Livingstone12.2007
Grade 9 Certificate
Motaung CJSS Bostwana
Bostwana12.2002
Skills
- Able to work with a team or as individual
- Great personality, self motivated and target oriented
- Able to work with minimum supervision
- Able to work under pressure
- Average Computer Skills
Timeline
Operations Consultant
Mashiline Transport
05.2023 - Current
Operations Coordinator
Copperzone Logistics
05.2020 - 05.2023
International Truck Driver
Copperzone Logistics
08.2017 - 05.2020
International Truck Driver
ES Trucking (Z) Ltd
10.2013 - 01.2017
High School Diploma -
St Raphaels Secondary School
Grade 9 Certificate
Motaung CJSS Bostwana
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