Allocation Supervisor

First Bus; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Travel Pass

Nominee Pass after three months of 3

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

First Bus is seeking three Allocation Supervisors to be based at Wandsworth Garage, ensuring efficient resource allocation to deliver an optimum service and maximise income.

You will work closely with driving staff, managers and Service Controllers to plan rotas, monitor attendance and handle payroll-related data entry while upholding safety standards across the operation.

Qualifications

• Ability to determine staff availability and allocate cover
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to multitask to handle a busy workload
• Attention to detail for data entry tasks
• Proficient in Outlook, Word and Excel
• Knowledge of national and international driver hours

Responsibilities

• Determining staff availability
• Allocating staff to cover spare duties, overtime and rest days
• Allocate GDT's to new starters for route & type training
• Dealing with drivers who are late or absent and recording in the system
• Introducing new rotas and communicating to staff
• Dealing with staff queries on payroll, rotas & schedules, holiday requests
• Ensuring health & safety procedures are followed and reporting incidents
• Entering data into allocations systems and payroll-related tasks

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication

Ability to work under pressure

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail (data entry)

Proficient in Outlook

Proficient in Word

Proficient in Excel

Knowledge of driver hours (national/in

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for three Allocation Supervisor's to be based at Wandsworth Garage. The purpose of this role is to ensure the efficient allocation of resources is met so we can deliver an optimum service with minimum lost mileage and maximum income.

Allocation Supervisors work closely with driving staff within their garage to ensure that allocation of resources are met. They also have a specific duty to work closely as a team and liaise with Managers & Service Controllers to ensure optimum service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Determining staff availability
• Allocating staff to cover spare duties, overtime and allocation of rest days operating within the garage
• Allocate GDT's to new starters for route & type training
• Dealing with drivers who are late or absent, including those calling in sick and recording in the system and recording lateness and absence
• Responsibility for introduction of new rotas and schedules and communicating this to all staff via notices and in person
• Dealing with staff queries on a range of subjects including payroll, rotas & schedules, holiday requests
• Ensuring an understanding of and compliance with the Company procedures for health & safety, specifically reporting accidents and defective equipment
• You will enter data into the allocations systems and undertake payroll related tasks

Skills and Experience Required:

• Good attendance
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
• Ability to multi task in order to handle a varied and busy workload
• Good eye for detail for data entry work
• Proficient computer skills in Outlook, Word and Excel
• Good knowledge of national and international driver hours

Benefits:

• We are also committed to your financial wellbeing, and we offer a platformwith many discounts on high street brands and supermarkets etc
• Staff Travel Pass
• Nominee Pass after three months of service
• Cycle to work scheme