Transport Shift Manager

Culina Group Limited; Tilbury juxta Clare; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays

Company Bonus

Pension scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Discount platform

Job summary

Culina Group is hiring a Transport Shift Manager to oversee 24/7 operations, leading Transport Supervisors and supporting the Transport Manager. The role covers 4 on/4 off nights, 6pm–6am, with a focus on cost control, service levels, and compliance across the depot.

You will drive resource planning, staff development, and adherence to health and safety standards while coordinating with the planning and customer teams to meet service commitments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Transport & Logistics industry.
• Demonstrable experience of successful resource management.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.
• Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI's.
• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety processes.
• Good people engagement skills, self-driven, positive can-do attitude.
• Thrives in a fast paced, challenging and dynamic environment.
• Ability to maintain high attention to detail under pressure.
• Good analytical skills, uses data to inform decisions and direct activity.
• Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge including Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Depot Transport staff to execute Traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels.
• Reduce non contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports, monitoring of defects being raised.
• Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the Planning Team to plan the resource.
• Manage the resourcing for the site through effective planning of both core drivers and shift patterns through to daily and weekly resourcing of agency drivers.
• Manage holiday allocations of drivers ensuring there is enough resource to meet with customer requirements.
• Motivate and develop the team through engagement, training and personal development plans.
• Ensure all staff are fully trained and have the correct equipment.
• Manage any incidents and accidents and follow the process through investigations and the EOA system.
• Be responsible for Kronos monitoring and approving drivers clocking on and off shift.
• Ensure that the Transport team and drivers comply with all relevant regulations and site procedures.
• Ensure annual MOTs and service intervals on all fleet equipment are carried out on time and the relevant paperwork is obtained.
• Attend Monthly Customer review meetings in the absence of the Transport Manager.
• Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business.
• Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure a secure and safe environment for staff, both in your department and across the wider business.
• Manage and carry out monthly site audit ensuring that all processes are being followed in line with Culina Group policy.

Skills

Transport management

Resource management

Organisation

Communication

KPI driven

Health & Safety

People engagement

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

MS Office

Tools

Kronos

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

We are a market-leading 3PL food and drink specialist. Culina Logistics ensures that refrigerated goods are stored and shipped in tightly regulated conditions.

Company Description

We are a market-leading 3PL food and drink specialist. Culina Logistics ensures that refrigerated goods are stored and shipped in tightly regulated conditions.

The culture at Culina Group is built around delivering the most efficient and sustainable solutions to our customers and the wider industry. Culina consistently provide the highest service levels within the sector, whilst providing the flexibility required to operate successfully in such a dynamic and evolving market.

Job Description

Responsible for the 24/7 Transport operations, managing the Transport Supervisors and supporting the Transport Manager in ensuring that costs are controlled in line with budget / forecast expectations

Working 4 on 4 off Nights, 6pm - 6am

Key Duties of a Transport Shift Manager

• Manage the Depot Transport staff to execute Traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels
• Reduce non contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports, monitoring of defects being raised.
• Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the Planning Team to plan the resource
• Manage the resourcing for the site through effective planning of both core drivers and shift patterns through to daily and weekly resourcing of agency drivers
• Manage holiday allocations of drivers ensuring there is enough resource to meet with customer requirements
• Motivate and develop the team through engagement, training and personal development plans
• Ensure all staff are fully trained and have the correct equipment
• Manage any incidents and accidents and follow the process through investigations and the EOA system
• Be responsible for Kronos monitoring and approving drivers clocking on and off shift
• Ensure that the Transport team and drivers comply with all relevant regulations and site procedures
• Ensure annual MOTs and service intervals on all fleet equipment are carried out on time and the relevant paperwork is obtained
• Attend Monthly Customer review meetings in the absence of the Transport Manager
• Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business
• Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement
• Ensure a secure and safe environment for staff, both in your department and across the wider business
• Manage and carry out monthly site audit ensuring that all processes are being followed in line with Culina Group policy

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Transport & Logistics industry.
• Demonstrable experience of successful resource management.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.
• Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI's.
• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety processes.
• Good people engagement skills, self-driven, positive can-do attitude.
• Thrives in a fast paced, challenging and dynamic environment.
• Ability to maintain the very highest levels of attention to detail even when under pressure.
• Good analytical skills, uses data to inform decisions and direct activity.
• Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge including Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Logistics a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
• Life Assurance - 4 x your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!