Transport Shift Manager

Barker Ross Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Barker Ross Group is recruiting a Transport Shift Manager for the MK6 area on a temp ongoing basis. This hands-on leadership role oversees a large driver pool and 3 coordinators to ensure timely, safe deliveries and strict compliance.

You will manage driver performance, investigations and discipline within regulatory frameworks, while coordinating with warehouse, planning and agency partners in a fast-paced operation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large operational teams, ideally including drivers.
• Strong working knowledge of transport legislation, compliance and vehicle standards.
• Confidence handling performance management and disciplinary processes.
• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise in a fast-paced, operational environment.
• Sound judgement and the ability to make decisions autonomously within agreed frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a transport team including 3 coordinators and up to 100 drivers.
• Manage driver performance, infringements and driving capability; conduct investigations and disciplinary hearings when needed.
• Ensure all deliveries to stores are completed safely, compliantly and on time.
• Maintain compliance with transport legislation, working time regulations, tachograph law and internal procedures.
• Plan and adjust staffing levels to meet operational demand, manage absence and overtime.
• Oversee vehicle compliance and support investigations into accidents, identifying root causes and actions.
• Utilise systems such as Microlyze, TrueTac and Paragon to manage performance, compliance and delivery execution.

Skills

Team leadership

Transport compliance knowledge

Performance management

Organisational skills

Decision making

Tools

MicroLyze

TrueTac

Paragon

Job description

Transport Shift Manager | MK6 Area | Temp Ongoing Work | 9am-9pm | 4 on 4 off | £24.24 per hour

You have the opportunity to work for a global company

We're looking for a Transport Shift Manager to play a key role in keeping our distribution operation moving — leading drivers and coordinators, ensuring vehicle compliance, and making sure our stores receive what they need, when they need it.

This is a hands‑on leadership role with real responsibility, managing a large driver workforce and working closely with warehouse, planning and agency partners in a fast‑moving, operational environment.

Key information

• Leading, motivating and developing a transport team, including 3 coordinators and a driver pool of up to 100 drivers
• Managing driver performance, infringements and driving capability, including conducting investigations and disciplinary hearings where required
• Ensuring all deliveries to stores are completed safely, compliantly and on time
• Maintaining compliance with transport legislation, working time regulations, tachograph law and internal procedures
• Planning and adjusting staffing levels to meet operational demand, managing absence and overtime effectively
• Overseeing vehicle compliance and supporting investigations into vehicle or personal accidents, identifying root causes and actions
• Using systems such as Microlyze, TrueTac and Paragon to manage performance, compliance and delivery execution

Experience needed

• Proven experience managing large operational teams, ideally including drivers
• Strong working knowledge of transport legislation, compliance and vehicle standards
• Confidence handling performance management and disciplinary processes
• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise in a fast‑paced, operational environment
• Sound judgement and the ability to make decisions autonomously within agreed frameworks

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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