Transport and Warehouse Manager / Operations Manager

Mandeville; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandeville in Fareham is seeking a Transport and Warehouse Manager to lead the operations team, including drivers and yard staff, and oversee health and safety, logistics, and order fulfilment.

You will drive continuous improvement, ensure legal transport compliance, and maintain vehicles and equipment to keep costs down while delivering reliable service.

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory experience in a transport/logistics environment.
• Experience in managing and motivating a small team.
• Strong ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads.
• Knowledge of transport legislation and working with drivers is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and practice.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support site health and safety, logistics, order fulfilment and business procedures.
• Drive operational excellence to achieve cost-efficient, high-quality customer service and timely delivery of materials.
• Supervise a small team of drivers and warehouse staff, and coach them to maintain a safe, efficient workplace.
• Maintain a safety-first environment to keep customers and staff free from accidents.
• Ensure transport legal compliance and that drivers work correct hours and breaks as per legislation.
• Ensure on-site vehicles and equipment are maintained to be fit for purpose.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Planning & prioritising workloads

Knowledge of transport legislation

Health & Safety knowledge

Interpersonal and influencing skills

Job description

Mon-Fri, no evenings or weekends

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Transport and Warehouse Manager to join this national distributor of products for the construction industry. In this role you will be taking responsibility for the operations team, managing a team of Drivers and yard / warehouse staff.

The role

• Supporting with the site health and safety, logistics, order fulfilment and business procedures.
• Driving operational excellence to achieve continuous improvement in standards of customer service and the delivery of materials is made at the most effective cost to serve the customers.
• Supervising a small team of Drivers and Warehouse staff, motivating, coaching, and developing the team to maintain the safe and efficient working environment.
• Ensuring a safety first environment to ensure both customers and staff are free from accidents
• Ensuring transport legal compliance is maintained and that all the drivers work correct hours and breaks as per legislation
• Making sure all vehicles and equipment on site is maintained to ensure fit for purpose

Experience required

• Some supervisory experience in a transport / logistics environment
• Experience of managing and motivating a small team
• Experience of planning, organise and prioritising workloads
• Knowledge of transport legislation and experience of working with drivers an advantage
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and practice
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills