Transport Shift Manager

IT FUTURE SERVICES; York; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Transport Shift Manager to lead a dynamic team in a busy transport operation. This role involves ensuring compliance with legal requirements, managing driver performance, and achieving operational KPIs. With a focus on safety and efficiency, you'll collaborate closely with the Myworkforce team and support the daily workflow on-site. Join a company that values its employees and offers a culture of inclusivity and development, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the logistics sector. If you're driven and ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness programs

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee recognition awards

Retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in the Transport & Logistics industry.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the driver workforce ensuring legal compliance.
• Promote Health & Safety and manage driver performance to meet KPIs.

Skills

Transport & Logistics Management

Resource Management

Communication Skills

Health and Safety Processes

Organizational Skills

People Engagement

Job description

Company Description

Stobart (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK’s best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Reporting to the Transport Depot Manager, the Transport Shift Manager will work collaboratively to ensure effective running of a busy transport operation, ensuring that Operational KPIs are met and that the operations are conducted strictly in accordance with legal requirements, whilst helping to formulate and deliver the short, medium and long-term resource plans for your area.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off days, 06.00-18.00.

Salary: £35,500 per annum.

Key Duties of Transport Shift Manager:

• Work collaboratively with our Myworkforce team ensuring compliance of all MWF activity and tasks including resource planning and managing the safety and cost-effective utilisation of all drivers and equipment.
• Responsible for owning, monitoring and controlling the driver de-briefing process to ensure that agreed standards of performance are consistently achieved by effective communication and management.
• To manage and support the driver workforce whilst engaged on activity to ensure full legal compliance. Ensure records are correctly completed and maintained in accordance with the procedure.
• Manage all aspects of driver performance to achieve or surpass expectations and KPI's.
• Promote company Health & Safety and employment policies within the transport operation.
• Ensuring all personnel files are up to date incorporating licence validation, personal details, completed training.
• Responsible for site audits and work closely with the Transport Manager to ensure KPI’s are met.
• To support the daily operational workflow on the customer site by providing answers to urgent queries.
• Actively work with the customer and site management team to achieve performance addressing any concerns or questions within a timely manner.
• Manage the recruitment of permanent and temporary staff as required to cover business peaks.
• Ensure that the Transport Manager & the H&S team are made aware of all accidents, dangerous occurrences & near misses and that the relevant reports are completed for all such incidents.
• Responsible for identifying and escalating any maintenance and repair issues on site and within the depot.
• Ensure that all daily vehicle checks, vehicle inspections & defect reporting procedures are in place.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in the 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.
• Energetic and has a natural desire to generate and drive improvements.
• Good people engagement skills, self-driven, positive can-do attitude.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in a customer-facing environment.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Stobart 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: Holiday entitlement of 20 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension scheme: Contribution of 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Life Assurance: x 2 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 day, 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!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!