Night Transport Supervisor: Lead 24/7 Ops & Team

Great Bear; Harworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 25 Days + Bank Holidays

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking to recruit a Transport Supervisor to lead our 24/7 transport operations at Harworth. You will manage Transport Supervisors and support the Transport Manager to control costs and meet service levels.

Shifts are nights, 22:00–06:00, Monday to Friday, with a 40-hour week. You will plan, schedule and monitor drivers, ensure fleet compliance and safety, and drive continuous improvement within a busy, customer-focused logistics site.

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.

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.

Job description

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking to recruit a Transport Supervisor to lead our 24/7 transport operations at Harworth. You will manage Transport Supervisors and support the Transport Manager to control costs and meet service levels.

Shifts are nights, 22:00–06:00, Monday to Friday, with a 40-hour week. You will plan, schedule and monitor drivers, ensure fleet compliance and safety, and drive continuous improvement within a busy, customer-focused logistics site.