Transport Operations Team Manager – 4 On 4 Off Shift

Blakemore Trade Partners; Bedford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount

Company Pension Scheme

Long Service Awards

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life Cover

Employee Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Blakemore Trade Partners is seeking an experienced Transport Team Manager for the Bedford Depot. The role handles supervision of operations, staff scheduling, and adherence to health and safety, with a salary up to £37,128 depending on experience.

The successful candidate will oversee a diverse team, support the Operations Manager, and ensure efficient, profitable depot performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• First line Management experience and experience in managing people in a food distribution environment is essential
• Good level of Maths and English and working knowledge of Microsoft programmes- Word and Excel is desirable
• Warehousing experience essential
• Excellent communication skills and the capacity to build good working relationships with colleagues and customers
• Strong organisation and time management skills essential
• Ability to deal with conflict in an effective and professional manner
• Shows a commitment to ongoing personal development and training, always striving to improve
• IT Literate and knowledge of using a WMS system would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• To support the Operations Manager with the supervision of effective operations and adherence to H&S legislation
• To carry out supervisory tasks as required by the Operations Manager
• To cover areas of operations when low on resources as requested by the Operations Manager to ensuring consistent operational performance
• To ensure effective operations in the temporary absence of the Operations Manager
• The assist with staff scheduling, including absence management and performance
• To assist the Operations Manager in the effective use and maintenance of all equipment and machinery

Skills

Maths

English

MS Word

MS Excel

IT literacy

WMS knowledge

Warehousing experience

Communication

Time management

Conflict resolution

Staff development

Supervision

Scheduling

Tools

WMS

Job description

Blakemore Trade Partners is seeking an experienced Transport Team Manager for the Bedford Depot. The role handles supervision of operations, staff scheduling, and adherence to health and safety, with a salary up to £37,128 depending on experience.

The successful candidate will oversee a diverse team, support the Operations Manager, and ensure efficient, profitable depot performance in a fast-paced environment.