Distribution Shift Leader - Drive Safety & Team Performance

Warburtons; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Extra annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee deals

Personal development

Job summary

Warburtons in Biggleswade is recruiting a Distribution Shift Manager to lead, coach and develop our driving team within a national Distribution Operations network. You will drive performance through people leadership, safety culture and continuous improvement, while learning transport compliance requirements with full support.

The role focuses on managing Class 1 & 2 drivers, ensuring engagement, training and incident response are delivered to high standards in a busy depot environment.

Qualifications

• Strong people management experience in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Willingness to learn and apply transport compliance (Tachograph, Working Time Directive) with training provided.
• Excellent understanding of Health, Safety & Environment in an operational workplace.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Drivers, managing performance and engagement across the employee lifecycle.
• Champion a safety culture with audits, vehicle checks and driver briefings to mitigate hazards.
• Use telematics and performance data to monitor trends and drive improvements across the fleet.
• Learn and apply transport compliance requirements (Transport Operator Licence, Tachograph, Working Time Directive) with support.
• Deliver ongoing coaching and refresher training for drivers on safe driving, load security and emergency procedures.
• Lead investigations into accidents or near misses and implement corrective actions.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Performance management

Communication

Health & Safety

Transport compliance

SAP

Driver telematics

Tools

SAP (ERP)

Driver telematics

Job description

Warburtons in Biggleswade is recruiting a Distribution Shift Manager to lead, coach and develop our driving team within a national Distribution Operations network. You will drive performance through people leadership, safety culture and continuous improvement, while learning transport compliance requirements with full support.

The role focuses on managing Class 1 & 2 drivers, ensuring engagement, training and incident response are delivered to high standards in a busy depot environment.