HGV & Transport Supervisor - Fleet Efficiency Leader

Veolia ES Merseyside & Halton Limited; Wirral; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Discounts on groceries and retailers

Health & wellbeing resources

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Veolia ES Merseyside & Halton Limited is recruiting for an operational supervisor to support the transport team at Bidston Recycling Centre. The role involves planning vehicle and driver allocations, deploying resources for efficiency, and ensuring high-quality customer service across the contract.

You will also provide IT support to the team, conduct driver assessments, coordinate breakdowns, and handle driving duties as needed for waste and recycling transport.

Qualifications

• Operational supervisory experience required.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification preferred.
• Level 3 Team Leadership or equivalent experience.
• HGV Class 2 Licence required; Class 1 desirable.
• CPC and Digi/Tachograph card up to date.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the transport supervisor in vehicle/driver allocation via planning and absence controls.
• Control operations by deploying vehicles to maximise contract efficiency.
• Collaborate with colleagues and third parties to ensure outstanding customer service.
• Provide hands-on IT support and drive continuous improvement by assessing driver performance.
• Complete driving assessments and coordinate breakdown/recovery services.
• Drive and operate rigid vehicles and, when required, articulated vehicles for waste and recycling transport.
• Maintain paper and digital records of work activity.

Skills

Operational supervision

Team leadership

Driver performance review

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

Level 3 Team Leadership

Tools

Tachograph card (Digi)

Job description

Veolia ES Merseyside & Halton Limited is recruiting for an operational supervisor to support the transport team at Bidston Recycling Centre. The role involves planning vehicle and driver allocations, deploying resources for efficiency, and ensuring high-quality customer service across the contract.

You will also provide IT support to the team, conduct driver assessments, coordinate breakdowns, and handle driving duties as needed for waste and recycling transport.