Lead Driver / Transport Supervisor

Equals One Ltd; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Four-day working week

Full-time, permanent

Hands-on leadership role

Opportunity to lead driver team

Job summary

Equals One Ltd, Harrogate, is seeking a Lead Driver / Transport Supervisor for our bakery delivery operation. This hands-on role involves driving routes and coordinating a small driver team across eight vans, with a four-day week and night work from midnight to 10am, Wednesday to Saturday.

The role combines frontline driving with team leadership, route planning, and fleet coordination, ensuring on-time deliveries and safe vehicle operation.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience supervising, supporting or coordinating other drivers or an operational team.
• Experience with delivery routes, schedules or dispatch.
• Willingness to work night and early-morning hours.

Responsibilities

• Regularly complete delivery routes yourself.
• Lead and support the driver team daily.
• Coordinate daily deliveries and dispatching drivers.
• Plan routes and allocate drivers and vehicles.
• Work with the team to pack products in the first part of the shift.
• Maintain delivery and vehicle records.
• Liaise with customers regarding deliveries.

Skills

Leadership

Route planning

Driver supervision

Communication

Problem-solving

Hands-on

Job description

Lead Driver / Transport Supervisor

Bakeri Baltzersen, Harrogate, HG3 2SG

£16.00 per hour + £3.00 per hour unsocial hours supplement between 11pm and 6am

Full-time , 40 hours per week
Wednesday to Saturday - Approx.midnight to10am

Are you an experienced delivery driver who is ready to take on more responsibility while still being out on the road?

We are looking for a Lead Driver / Transport Supervisor to join our bakery delivery operation in Harrogate.

This is a hands-on driving role with additional responsibility for coordinating and supporting our team of drivers, organising daily deliveries and helping look after our fleet of eight company vans.

You will regularly complete delivery routes yourself, so we are not looking for someone who wants a desk-based transport management position. You might currently be a Senior Driver, Lead Driver, Driver Team Leader or experienced Multi-Drop Driver who has already started taking responsibility for other drivers, routes or the day-to-day running of a delivery operation.

The first 2 to 3 hours of each shift are spent working alongside the team to pack products, prepare orders and get everything ready for dispatch. Once the vans are ready to leave, you'll help coordinate the drivers and deliveries, as well as completing routes yourself.

Working closely with our Logistics Manager, you'll be one of the key people making sure our bakery products get where they need to be safely and on time.

Your responsibilities will include

• Regularly completing delivery routes yourself
• Leading and supporting the driver team day to day
• Coordinating daily deliveries and dispatching drivers
• Planning routes and allocating drivers and vehicles
• Working alongside the team to pack products for the first 2-3 hours of the shift
• Making sure orders are packed, loaded and ready to leave on time
• Stepping in when there are delivery, staffing or transport issues
• Helping onboard and train new drivers
• Monitoring driver performance and vehicle tracking information
• Liaising with customers and colleagues regarding deliveries
• Maintaining delivery and vehicle records
• Helping improve routes and day-to-day delivery processes

You will also help look after our fleet of eight electric and diesel vans, including arranging servicing, MOTs, repairs and maintenance, completing vehicle checks and making sure the fleet remains safe, roadworthy and compliant.

About You

We are particularly interested in hearing from experienced drivers who have taken on additional responsibility for a team or delivery operation.

You could currently be working as a Lead Driver, Senior Delivery Driver, Driver Team Leader, Transport Supervisor, Dispatch Supervisor, Multi-Drop Driver or Delivery Supervisor.

Ideally, you will have

• A full UK driving licence
• Recent experience working as a delivery driver or within a delivery operation
• Experience supervising, supporting or coordinating other drivers or an operational team
• Experience with delivery routes, schedules or dispatch
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills
• Confidence dealing with day-to-day delivery and staffing issues
• A practical, hands-on approach
• Good communication skills
• The ability to work permanent night and early-morning hours

Experience looking after vehicles or a small fleet would be useful, but we're more interested in finding someone with the right combination of driving experience, reliability and the ability to lead other drivers.

Hours and Pay

You will work four 10-hour shifts per week, Wednesday to Saturday, approximately midnight to 10am.

The standard rate is £16.00 per hour, with an additional £3.00 per hour for hours worked between 11pm and 6am.

This means that on a typical midnight-10am shift, the first six hours attract the additional unsocial-hours payment.

What We Offer

• £16.00 per hour
• Additional £3.00 per hour between 11pm and 6am
• Four-day working week
• Full-time, permanent position
• Free on-site parking
• Hands-on role with additional responsibility
• Opportunity to lead a small driver team without giving up driving
• Varied work across driving, dispatch, logistics and fleet coordination

If you're an experienced delivery driver who enjoys being on the road but is ready to take the next step and help lead a delivery team, we'd be pleased to hear from you.