Transport Manager

Kc Recruitment; Epping Green; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kc Recruitment is seeking an experienced Transport Manager to run the day-to-day operations at a busy site in the United Kingdom. You will manage drivers, oversee orders and deliveries, troubleshoot issues and ensure pallets and goods are loaded safely and efficiently.

This is an excellent long-term career opportunity for a transport expert with CPC certification, strong leadership, and a focus on compliance with Operator Licence obligations and KPI monitoring.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams of drivers and transport staff.
• Knowledge of operator licence obligations and compliance.
• Experience in pallet transportation and 3PL/warehousing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee day-to-day transport operations and staff.
• Schedule routes to maximise fleet utilisation and on-time delivery.
• Ensure driver hours, tachograph rules and Working Time Directive compliance.
• Maintain vehicles and inspections per O-license undertakings.
• Lead, coach and support drivers and transport office staff.
• Monitor KPIs: OTIF, cost per mile, fuel usage.
• Handle incidents and customer issues with corrective actions.
• Collaborate with operations, warehouse and senior management.
• Run a safe and compliant operation.

Skills

Driver management

Route planning

KPI monitoring

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

CPC in Road Haulage or Passenger Transport

Job description

Our client is a successful and growing transport and distribution company.

They are experts in their field and are winning new contracts and business to add to their already impressive list of clients.

With the speed of the business and the necessity for a reliable service, they need an experienced Transport Manager to run the day to day operations of a busy site.

You will have previous experience of managing teams of drivers, dealing with orders and deliveries, troubleshooting delivery issues and ensuring pallets and goods are packed and loaded onto the lorries efficiently, safely and with no damage to the loaders or goods.

This is an excellent long term career opportunity for an experienced transport expert.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Be responsible for planning and overseeing day-to-day transport operations, managing drivers and support staff, and ensuring full compliance with Operator Licence obligations.
• Planning routes and schedules to maximise fleet utilisation and on-time delivery performance
• Ensuring full compliance with driver hours, tachograph and Working Time Directive rules
• Managing vehicle maintenance and inspections in line with O-license undertakings
• Leading, coaching and supporting drivers and transport office staff
• Monitoring KPIs (on-time performance, cost per mile, fuel usage, empty running, OTIF)
• Handling incidents, customer issues and service failures, and putting corrective actions in place
• Working closely with operations, warehouse, customer service and senior management
• Run a safe and compliant operation

Candidate Skills:

• Must have relevant experience in the transportation industry
• Ideally, in pallet transportation
• CPC in Road Haulage or Passenger Transport
• Road haulage and pallet networks
• 3PLs and warehousing
• Retail and e-commerce distribution

Generous salary, good working conditions, company perks and benefits