Transport Supervisor - Night Shift

NW Professional Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NW Professional Services is seeking a Shift Supervisor to oversee daily operations at the Arndell Park and Prospect depots in NSW. You will allocate work, manage drivers, and drive operational efficiency while ensuring WHS, HACCP, and transport compliance.

You will coordinate between depots, monitor rosters, times, and despatch schedules, and collaborate with the Maintenance and Yard teams. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential to maintain service levels and safety

Qualifications

• Understanding of Chain of Responsibility obligations.
• Knowledge of National Heavy Vehicle Legislation (NHVL).

Responsibilities

• Allocate daily work tasks and assign drivers.
• Ensure staff rosters, punctuality, and accurate timekeeping in the TMS system.
• Coordinate between Arndell Park and Prospect depots for despatch flow.
• Plan and coordinate deliveries and re-deliveries as required.
• Monitor labour allocation and overtime; prepare daily shift reports.
• Maintain communication with stores regarding delays and updates.
• Support coaching and development with Operations Shift Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

People management

Organisational skills

Tools

TMS system

Job description

NW Professional Services – Huntingwood NSW

About the role:

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations at the Arndell Park and Prospect depots, ensuring smooth allocation of work, driver management, and operational efficiency.

This role ensures compliance with all workplace health and safety, HACCP, and transport legislation, while maintaining high standards of customer service and staff performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Allocate daily work tasks and assign drivers
• Ensure all staff are working to roster, arriving on time, and recording their time accurately in the TMS system.
• Maintain constant communication with AMC to meet seal times, despatch schedules, and delivery expectations
• Coordinate operations between Arndell Park and Prospect depots for smooth despatch flow.
• Plan orphan pallet deliveries and re-deliveries
• Maintain continuous communication with stores regarding delays, delivery times, and operational updates
• Manage labour allocation, ensuring ordinary hours are worked, and overtime is recorded for approval in the daily shift report.
• Prepare and submit a detailed daily shift report, including shift changes, incidents, accidents, or injuries.
• Monitor staff performance and collaborate with Operations Shift Manager on coaching and development.
• Manage TMS alerts, including bundy starts/finishes, driver hours, pre-start alerts, etc.
• Ensure fleet flow to maintenance is coordinated and on schedule, maintaining regular communication with the Maintenance team.
• Work with the Yard Marshall to monitor productivity and ensure equipment security.
• Oversee Loader team activities to ensure compliance with company policies, HACCP, and WHS requirements.
• Conduct daily checks on padlocks, truck keys and fuel cards.
• Assist with rostering, pre-loading and fleet allocation
• Previous experience in supervision or operational management within transport/logistics
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Organisational, time management, and people management skills.

Qualifications / Experience:

Understanding of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations.

Knowledge of National Heavy Vehicle Legislation (NHVL).