About Us

Woodham Petroleum is an Australian-owned fuel distribution business servicing customers across Queensland and New South Wales. Our operations include regional fuel depots, transport and distribution services, and a fleet of heavy vehicles and tankers.

About the Role

We have an prospect for an experienced Operations Manager (Transport) to join Woodham Petroleum in a newly created role, supporting our Transport Manager with the day-to-day oversight of transport, fleet and workshop operations across the business.

Working closely with depot managers and workshop teams, you will help ensure our transport operations run safely, efficiently and reliably.

This is a hands-on operational role suited to someone who understands heavy vehicles, fleet maintenance and transport operations. We are looking for a self-starter who can work independently, identify issues early and follow through to get things done.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the day-to-day coordination of transport operations across regional depots.
- Monitor fleet availability, vehicle servicing, maintenance schedules and workshop performance.
- Work with depot managers to coordinate fleet resources, scheduling and delivery requirements.
- Ensure transport activities meet safety, dangerous goods, fatigue management and Chain of Responsibility requirements.
- Monitor transport costs, operational performance and KPIs, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
- Work with workshop teams to address vehicle downtime, maintenance concerns and operational issues.
- Identify and implement improvements to fleet utilisation,



transport processes and operational efficiency.
- Support contingency planning for vehicle breakdowns, supply disruptions and other operational challenges.

About You

We are looking for someone with practical transport experience who understands heavy vehicles, takes initiative and can work independently.

To be successful, you will have:

- Transport experience: Hands-on experience in transport, fleet or heavy vehicle operations, ideally within fuel or dangerous goods transport.
- Mechanical knowledge: Good understanding of trucks, tankers, fleet maintenance, roadworthiness and transport compliance requirements.
- Operational skills: Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Analytical skills: Ability to quickly identify trends, monitor performance and recommend practical operational improvements.
- Self-starter: Someone who takes ownership, works with minimal direction and communicates effectively with drivers, depot managers and workshop teams

This newly created position offers the opportunity to work across a regional transport network and make a direct contribution to fleet performance, safety and operational efficiency.

You'll work closely with the Transport Manager and operational teams, helping to improve processes and support the continued development of our transport operations.

Apply Now

If you have a strong background in transport operations, understand heavy vehicles and enjoy solving operational challenges, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply through SEEK with your resume outlining your relevant experience.

📌 Operations Manager- Transport (Brisbane)
🏢 Woodham Petroleum
📍 Brisbane