Transport Shift Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking an Operations Manager in Newark on Trent. You will be responsible for managing daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and leading a motivated team. This role requires demonstrable experience in a similar setting, along with strong planning and conflict management skills.

Benefits

Company sponsored pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Employee assistance programme

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Cashback cards

Saving scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within a similar role.
• Operational understanding of a transport environment.
• Experience supervising a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations issue management and resolution.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Manage, motivate, and develop staff to achieve targets.

Skills

Operational Understanding of Transport Environment

Team Supervision

Planning and Organizing

Conflict Management

Education

National CPC

Job description

34,000 , y Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more. You’ll also have access to our our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

Daily operations issue management and resolution, including management of accidents and breakdowns and ensuring any issues that threaten the quality of service are escalated to the appropriate management level
• Manage and ensure all legislative requirements are complied with, in connection to health and safety, WTD, O-licence legislation, tachograph laws and employment law
• Controlling and managing all drivers and your team's shift patterns - particularly with regards to bank holidays, annual holidays and changes in the customers’ requirements to achieve weekly targets
• Manage, motivate, coach and develop staff to achieve stringent customer targets within a highly time sensitive operation

What you need to succeed at GXO:

Demonstrable experience within a similar role, experience supervising a team and an operational understanding of a transport environment
• National CPC desirable
• Understanding of key operational cost drivers and P&L or cost centre management
• Experience of managing conflicting priorities in a fast-moving environment, planning and organising

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Created on 12/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom