Night Transport Team Lead — Drive Excellence

DHL Supply Chain; Doncaster; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension—8% employer contribution

Employee contribution 4%

24/7 GP consultations

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Loans and mortgage advice

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain in Doncaster is seeking a Transport First Line Manager to lead daily transport operations, ensuring compliance and customer service excellence.

You will manage drivers and transport clerical team, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across functions. The role is a permanent full-time position with a night shift from 17:00 to 05:00, on a 4 on 4 off pattern, offering a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Proven people management experience within a transport environment.
• Experience in transport office or wider supply chain operation.
• Experience in unionised environment relations.
• Tachomaster and Microsoft Office proficiency is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, implement and coordinate productivity by communicating job expectations to direct line reports, ensuring deadlines are safely met.
• Ensure drivers are legal and compliant daily/weekly and communicate between transport and warehouse functions.
• Lead the work activities of the drivers and transport clerical team, providing leadership, motivation, training and development.
• Carry out HR management tasks such as staff reviews, absences, appraisals and disciplinaries.

Skills

People management

Transport operations

Team leadership

Microsoft Office

Tools

Tachomaster

Microsoft Office

Job description

DHL Supply Chain in Doncaster is seeking a Transport First Line Manager to lead daily transport operations, ensuring compliance and customer service excellence.

You will manage drivers and transport clerical team, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate across functions. The role is a permanent full-time position with a night shift from 17:00 to 05:00, on a 4 on 4 off pattern, offering a competitive package.