Driver Trainer (Nights)

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Sherburn in Elmet; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Retail discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Driver Training Manager to lead a team of professional drivers at our Sherburn-in-Elmet site. You will design and deliver training programmes, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote a strong safety culture across a busy logistics operation.

The role is on-site, full-time with Monday–Friday hours and occasional flex between 16:00–00:00 and 18:00–02:00. Salary up to £42,745.17 plus a £3,000 night shift premium and benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering driver training within a transport or logistics environment.
• Strong understanding of Driver CPC and Working Time Regulations.
• Full UK Category C+E driving licence.
• Passionate about developing people and improving safety standards.
• Teaching or Driver CPC Instructor qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver driver inductions, assessments, training and Driver CPC programmes to develop and maintain a high-performing driving team.
• Ensure full compliance with Drivers' Hours, Working Time Directive, DVSA regulations, and Operator Licence requirements.
• Monitor driver performance, identify development opportunities, and provide coaching to improve safety and operational standards.
• Maintain accurate training and compliance records, produce performance KPIs, and support reporting requirements.
• Partner with Transport, Health & Safety, HR, and customer teams to drive continuous improvement and implement corrective training.

Skills

Driver training

Coaching

Communication

Organisational skills

Driver CPC Instructor

Job description

Ready to take the lead in developing a team of professional drivers and play a key role in keeping a major UK supply chain safe, compliant, and performing at its best? Could you use your driver training expertise to coach, inspire, and elevate driving standards across a fast-paced, nationally recognised logistics operation?

Here at GXO, we have an opportunity to join us as Driver Training Manager, to join our Sherburn-in-Elmet team for our customer Sainsburys. You'll take the lead in developing and supporting our professional driving team, delivering training programmes, driving compliance, and promoting a strong safety culture. Working closely with Transport, Health & Safety, HR, and customer stakeholders, you'll play a key role in improving driver performance, maintaining operational standards, and ensuring regulatory excellence across a busy and dynamic logistics environment.

This is a full time, permanent position based on site in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Working Monday to Friday flexing between 16:00 to 00:00 and 18:00 to 02:00 (flexibility required for business needs).

Pay, benefits and more:

• salary of up to £42,745.17 + Night Shift premium £3,000 per annum
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• company sponsored pension scheme
• life assurance
• access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Deliver engaging driver inductions, assessments, training, and Driver CPC programmes to develop and maintain a high-performing driving team
• Ensure full compliance with Drivers' Hours, Working Time Directive, DVSA regulations, and Operator Licence requirements
• Monitor driver performance, identify development opportunities, and provide coaching to continuously improve safety and operational standards
• Maintain accurate training and compliance records, produce performance KPIs, and support reporting requirements
• Partner with Transport, Health & Safety, HR, and customer teams to drive continuous improvement, investigate incidents, and implement corrective training solutions

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience delivering driver training within a transport or logistics environment
• Strong understanding of Driver CPC, Drivers' Hours, Working Time Regulations, and transport compliance requirements
• Full UK Category C+E driving licence, with excellent communication, coaching, and organisational skills
• Passionate about developing people, improving safety standards, and driving high performance
• Proactive, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement, with teaching, assessing, or Driver CPC Instructor qualifications desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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