Night Shift Transport Supervisor

Culina Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 25 Days + Bank Holidays

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Pension scheme 5% employee / 8%

Life Assurance

Wellness – EAP 24/7

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking a Transport Supervisor to lead depot Transport staff on a 40-hour week, Monday–Friday nights from 22:00 to 06:00. You will manage shifts, ensure service levels, control costs, and support the Transport Manager in a busy, target-driven environment.

You will develop your team, monitor Kronos clocking, ensure fleet readiness, and uphold regulatory compliance across the site, contributing to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience within a busy transport environment.
• Planning and organising skills with a high level of numeracy.
• Excellent negotiating skills with the ability to influence and steer.
• Leadership and motivational qualities and proven experience of building a team.
• An effective communicator at all levels, good verbal and written skills.
• Personal motivation and confidence resulting in a positive impact.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Depot Transport staff to execute Traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels.
• Reduce non contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports, monitoring of defects being raised.
• Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the Planning Team to plan the resource.
• Manage the resourcing for the site through effective planning of both core drivers and shift patterns through to daily and weekly resourcing of agency drivers.
• Manage holiday allocations of drivers ensuring there is enough resource to meet with customer requirements.
• Motivate and develop the team through engagement, training and personal development plans.
• Ensure all staff are fully trained and have the correct equipment.
• Manage any incidents and accidents and follow the process through investigations and the EOA system.
• Be responsible for Kronos monitoring and approving drivers clocking on and off shift.
• Ensure that the Transport team and drivers comply with all relevant regulations and site procedures.
• Ensure annual MOTs and service intervals on all fleet equipment are carried out on time and the relevant paperwork is obtained.
• Attend Monthly Customer review meetings in the absence of the Transport Manager.
• Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business.
• Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure a secure and safe environment for staff, both in your department and across the wider business.
• Manage and carry out monthly site audit ensuring that all processes are being followed in line with Culina Group policy.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Planning & numeracy

Negotiation skills

Leadership & motivation

Communication skills

Team player

Change management

Problem solving

CPC qualification

Job description

Culina Group is seeking a Transport Supervisor to lead depot Transport staff on a 40-hour week, Monday–Friday nights from 22:00 to 06:00. You will manage shifts, ensure service levels, control costs, and support the Transport Manager in a busy, target-driven environment.

You will develop your team, monitor Kronos clocking, ensure fleet readiness, and uphold regulatory compliance across the site, contributing to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.