Transport First Line Manager

Waitrose & Partners; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail chain is seeking a Transport First Line Manager to oversee operations and staff at its distribution centres. The role includes managing performance and driving productivity while ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have prior management experience in transport or distribution, a strong understanding of safety legislation, and excellent leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in management roles in the Transport/Distribution environment.
• Career with CPC National or LGV1 (C+E qualification) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage Partners and agency staff across operations.
• Maximise productivity while ensuring safety and compliance.
• Implement projects for continuous improvement.

Skills

Transport knowledge of EU and Working Time regulations

Health and Safety legislation understanding

Management experience in Transport / Distribution

Job description

About the role

As a Transport First Line Manager, you'll be managing Partners and agency across the Transport operation, helping to maintain the smooth running of our distribution centres. This is a 24/7 operation where you will ensure productivity and key customer service levels are met within budget. You'll play an active role in motivating and leading your team.

Salary Range: £36,400 to £57,600 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, working the 14:00 - 22:00 shift.

Due to its nature, you need to be 18-years or older to work in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• On a day-to-day basis, you'll be responsible for:
• Managing the performance, wellbeing and development of all Partners in your team.
• Maximising productivity and managing the usage of overtime and agency to improve costs.
• Implementing new projects to improve the efficiency of the operation.
• Supporting a culture of continuous improvement across the department.
• Ensuring the safety of yourself and others by following all Legal, Health, and Safety procedures, EU Driving Regulations, and Operational procedures.
• Deputising for the Transport Shift Manager in their absence.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Excellent Transport knowledge of current EU and Working Time regulations.
• Experience of working in a management role in a Transport / Distribution environment.
• A good understanding of Health and Safety legislation.
• Experience of dealing with full disciplinary procedures according to ACAS guidelines.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• CPC National.
• LGV1 (C+E qualification on licence).
• Continuous Improvement Level 1 Business Excellence Training.

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About The Partnership

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.