Driver Supervisor

apetito UK; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Apetito UK is seeking a Driver Supervisor to manage the delivery team and ensure efficient operation of the fleet. This role requires strong supervisory skills and the ability to maintain high levels of customer service while transitioning to a more efficient delivery schedule. Join a leading company dedicated to serving the community with high-quality meals.

Benefits

33 days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme with employer matched contributions

Life assurance scheme

Retail discounts and other perks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supervising a team successfully.
• Able to provide excellent customer service.
• Good understanding of written & oral English.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of delivery team ensuring timely delivery.
• Maintain fleet efficiency and manage round sequencing.
• Promote health and safety best practices.

Skills

Supervision

Customer Service

Communication

Motivation

Fleet Management

Route Planning

Job description

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This role is working 40 hours per week, working 5 in 6.

We are looking to recruit a Driver Supervisor to be the first point of contact for the driving team and to work with the Retail Operations Manager to help restructure the rounds from a fortnightly to a weekly structure.

As a Driver Supervisor you’ll be responsible for the supervision of the Wiltshire Farm Foods delivery team. You will also be responsible for ensuring our fleet of vans remain on the road and well maintained. The efficiency of the rounds will also be your responsibility, ensuring that the round sequencing is well maintained, and help to plan new rounds as required.

£14.00 per hour + bonus + benefits

Wiltshire Farm Foods, part of the apetito group, is the UK’s largest ready-meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK primarily to the elderly, their family members and healthcare professionals.

We're dedicated to making a real difference to our customers' lives, by bringing sunshine to their doors through our commitment to provide good old-fashioned service.

Our intense pride drives us to continuously innovate and improve, ensuring our products and service exceed our customers' needs.

This is all whilst being an ethical and sustainable organisation that believes in doing the right thing.

• Ensure that the depot’s fleet of vehicles is operating at the highest efficiency and well maintained.
• Ensure that accurate stock levels are maintained and stored appropriately.
• Responsible for first line supervision of delivery drivers.
• Ensure that round sequencing is up to date and well maintained.
• Help to transition from a fortnightly to weekly round structure.
• Responsible for ensuring that all meals are delivered and accounted for in line with Company Delivery Procedures.
• Promote best practise health and safety ensuring all procedures are followed and staff are trained.
• Ensure that all company procedures are followed in completion of duties.
• Health and safety and ensuring all rounds are sufficiently resourced and on occasion completing deliveries personally.
  
  
  

Essential

• Proven experience in supervising a team successfully
• Have had to complete paperwork as part of current/previous role
• Able to provide excellent customer service
• Experience of fleet management
• Good understanding of written & oral English
• Excellent communication skills on a 1-2-1 and team basis
• Able to motivate a team
• Can be relied upon
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Understanding of vehicle maintenance
• Able to route plan
• Approachable
  
  
  

You must have held a UK manual driving licence for at least 2 years.

All offers of employment are subject to a Driving Assessment, Driving Licence checks and basic DBS checks.

Desirable

• Working with the elderly/vulnerable
• Food Hygiene certificate
• Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
• 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (which are considered a normal working day)
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts
  
  
  

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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