Logistics management
Resume:
Ruben de Jager
Age: **
Cell: 083*******
*********@*******.***
Gauteng
PROFILE
I am a healthy young man looking for any opportunity to learn and equip myself to become the best asset to my employer and myself. I know that the only way to get ahead is to constantly learn new things. I pride myself on my discipline. I believe that consistency is the key to success.
EDUCATION
Middelburg High School - Matriculated 2021 with exemption
Subjects Passed:
Afrikaans (HL)
English (FAL)
Maths (Lit)
Computer Applications Technology (CAT)
Engineer Graphic Design
Consumer Studies
COURSES COMPLETED
SHE Rep Course – MARCH 2023 (OSHSKILLS Health & Safety Management R/Bay)
KEY SKILLS
Computer Skills - Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, Access, HTML. Creative design programs.
Driving skills - Code 8 Drivers License.
Organizational Skills – Time management
Technical skills - Welding, Woodwork
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Although my sporting achievements are not directly related to any position that I may apply for, I do believe that it shows that I am a diligent, hard worker that want to achieve in life.
Rugby: Full colours in Primary and High School. Played for the provincial team Gr7, Achieved the high-performance Squad at the Junior Pumas in 2019, 2020, 2021
Athletics: Full colours in Primary & High School, I have my KZN colours for athletics and was placed second at SA's for 2 of my events.
Ringbal: Full colours in Primary for ringball. I achieved my Provincial and SA colours for ringball. I also received the achievement for scoring the most goals on the tour and player of the year.
Racing: In JP I competed in Quatre midget racing. I placed first and second in many races and won Junior Champs of Champs.
WORK EXPERIENCE
I resigned to assist my father with his business, but he sadly passed away shortly after my resignation. I am now looking for work in the transportation and logistics environment.
Company name: Reinhardt Transport Group
Start date: September 2023 – March 2025
Job title: Senior Fleet Controller
Job description:
• Oversee all aspects of fleet management
• Productivity – Making sure loads are being collected and offloaded on time.
• Driver remuneration – Making sure drivers are the correct number of days on the truck, and also to identify which pay types to give to different routes and consumptions.
• Fuel consumption – Diesel is the biggest expense in transport. By managing the consumptions daily/per route increases the profitability of fleet management. Sending out daily reports for previous routes/day. As well as issuing warnings to drivers that don’t improve on their fuel consumption.
• Route planning – Planning profitable routes, making sure the RPK makes sense before committing to the load.
• Managing drivers - Assign and ensure execution of tasks to drivers. Managing drivers’ fatigues as well as drivers that rest and stop too much
• Tracking - Track orders and deliveries. Constant monitoring of driver and vehicle performance, efficiency & finding ways to improve productivity
• Driver compliance - Managing and booking drivers medical and inductions.
• Fleet maintenance - Co-ordinate vehicle maintenance to ensure the fleet is maintained, including scheduling of services and COF inspections for vehicles to remain in a safe and roadworthy condition
• Competent and proficient on the Reinhardt Transport Group Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
And many small tasks in between.
Monthly performance can be supplied if interested.
Company name: Almad Projects (Pty Ltd) – Imerys Richards Bay site
Start date: January 2023 – August 2023
Job title: SHE Rep / Supervisor for team working at the Imerys SA site in Alton
Reason for leaving: I was successful in applying for a position at a large transportation company – Reinhardt Transport Group
Job description:
Daily take 5 talks/checks with team. Ensure all employees wear their PPE. Ensure employees execute their tasks as per the Safe Operating Procedures (SOP’s) Continued health & safety checks, as well as risk assessments. Ensuring that only authorized, adequately trained workers operate equipment. Reporting on daily production progress and planning for the next day to the Director.
Company name: Almad Projects (Pty Ltd) – Empangeni RTI Weighbridge
Start date: January 2023 – August 2023 (after hours in the week and weekends)
Job title: Supervisor for team working at the Empangeni RTI Weighbridge
Job description:
This work is performed after hours and on weekends only.
Engage with the drivers of the overloaded trucks. Read and interpret the weighbridge document to determine what needs to be done to rectify the loads. Contact the controllers or owners of the trucks to negotiate a price to assist with the rectification. Drafting and sending the quotation via email or WhatsApp. Ensure that payment is received before we start the work. Supervise the workers that does the load rectification and, in many cases, assist with the load rectification myself. Making sure work is always performed in a safe manner. Ensure that loads are rectified, and trucks released by Traffic Officials.
Company name: Family Brands Potchefstroom
Start date: 15 February 2022 – 30 November 2022
Reason for leaving: I relocated back to Richards Bay to assist in our family businesses
Job title: Shift Supervisor / Mill operator
Job description:
Operated the mills/machines. I was Manager/Supervisor of my day and night shifts, making sure the staff were at work and performed their duties in a safe manner to ensure we reach our production target. As we supllied Tiger Brands with extruded maize.
When the driver was not available, I would drive the delivery trucks to their destination.
Company name: Polka Dot Trailer, Vanderbijlpark
Start date: 2021 Vacation and weekend work
Job description:
Assist with trailer restorations and building of new trailers. This entailed precise measurements, cutting steel with grinder, welding, smooth finishing with sander and grinder and painting with air compressor.
REFERENCS:
Almad Projects (Pty) Ltd
Martin Barkhuizen – 073-***-****
Family Brands:
Darren Van Wyk – 081-***-****
Polka Dot Trailer:
Ria Labuschagne – 078-***-**** / 083-***-****
Reinhardt Transport:
Corne Mitchell – 066-***-****
Lawrence Oneil – 066-***-****
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