Transport Shift Manager

Strive Supply Chain LLP; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading 3PL company in the UK is seeking a Transport Shift Manager for their Newark site on a 4on, 4off basis. Responsibilities include managing around 100 drivers, ensuring fleet availability, and maintaining operational compliance. Ideal candidates will have transport management experience, knowledge of driver WTD hours, and excellent people management skills. This is an exciting opportunity in a fast-growing sector, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous Transport management experience in a similar operational environment.
• Well versed in Driver WTD Hours.
• Excellent People Management and Communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure planned fleet and drivers are available for delivery.
• Deputise for Operations Clerk and manage debrief of drivers.
• Escalate deviations from the plan to Operations Manager.
• Collect PODs daily and maintain KPI justification.
• Manage third-party load list bookings effectively.
• Ensure compliance with maintenance schedules for fleet.
• Manage non-core resources and adhere to delivery plans.
• Act as point of contact for out-of-hours inquiries.
• Strive to improve contract transport performance.
• Record defects or breakdowns in the absence of Fleet Admin.
• Deputise in absence of Transport Planner.

Skills

Transport management experience

Driver WTD Hours knowledge

People Management

Communication skills

Job description

Shift Managers, Transport Management & related

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Our client is a niche 3PL, with a core blue chip client base. Due to an unprecedented growth, we are delighted to assist them in their search for a Transport Shift Manager at their site in Newark, Nottinghamshire on a 4on, 4off basis (rotating days and nights – 6 week cycle).

Reporting into the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day running of a busy Transport contract, managing some 100 Drivers across a fleet of 65 Units.

Main Responsibilities as Transport Shift Manager

• Ensure the planned number of fleet (Tractors and Trailers) and drivers are all available to complete efficient delivery plan. Planning units first not drivers.
• Deputise for Operations Clerk out of their core hours - Brief and debrief of drivers to ensure all drivers are ‘signed off’ for work and that all debrief information is captured and inputted into the correct system in a timely manner.
• Escalate any deviance to plan to the Operations Manager.
• Ensure POD’s are collected daily and that justification for any late POD’s returning to maintain contractual KPI.
• Adhere to plan through Load List allocation, Special Bookings and daily management.
• Management & communication of all 3rd Party Load list bookings.
• Follow the planned maintenance schedule through implementation of the Delivery plan to ensure company’s fleet remains fully compliant whilst delivering operational efficiency, enabling all equipment to be maintained in the most cost-effective way and in line with the business O licence under takings.
• Daily management & control of non-core resource i.e. Agency, Internal Support, Sub Contraction to adhere and achieve trunking requirements, in line with execution of delivery plan.
• Escalation of any shortfall of resource to Transport Manager and Operations Manager.
• Be the point of contact & escalation for out of hours Customer Service enquires.
• Consistently strive to improve contract transport performance and suggest ways to do this with minimum impact to costs and the operation.
• Recording and actioning of defects or breakdowns in absence of Fleet Admin.
• Deputise in absence of Transport Planner

Ideal Candidate for the role of Transport Shift Manager

• Previous Transport management experience in a similar operational environment
• Well versed in Driver WTD Hours
• Excellent People Management and Communication skills

This is an exciting time to join one of the UK’s fastest growing 3PLs with exciting plans for the future. Apply now for immediate consideration.

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