Transport Supervisor

Greggs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Colleague discount

Free hot drinks

Paid breaks

Profit sharing 10%

Wellbeing app

Holiday growth

Share plans

Pension scheme

Employee assistance

Job summary

Greggs in Birmingham is seeking a Transport Supervisor to oversee the distribution of our products, ensuring deliveries to shops are on time and within budget. You will schedule routes and drivers, manage vehicle availability and monitor cost and customer KPIs.

You will lead a great Transport team and ensure driver training is up-to-date while maintaining health, safety and food hygiene standards. You’ll support the Transport Manager, drive departmental improvements and develop proactive

Qualifications

• Experience in managing, developing and motivating teams.
• Understanding of vehicle legislation, Drivers' hours and Tachograph legislation.
• Knowledge and experience of chill chain, temperature-controlled delivery operation and daily fresh operations.
• Prioritisation skills enabling you to manage a fast and evolving workload for yourself and your team.
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of distribution and ensure timely deliveries to shops.
• Execute transport plan, including scheduling routes and drivers, vehicle availability, and KPIs.
• Lead the Transport team; ensure driver training is up-to-date and health, safety and food hygiene standards are followed.
• Support the Transport Manager; drive departmental improvements and proactive transport approaches.

Skills

Managing and motivating teams

Vehicle legislation & tachograph

Chill chain & temperature-controlled

Prioritization under heavy workload

Inclusive culture advocate

Job description

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Join us as a Transport Supervisor and you'll be a key part of the Greggs team making sure that our tasty products are delivered to our shops on time for our loyal customers.

You'll be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the distribution of our products, as well as effectively executing the transport plan, including scheduling routes and drivers, vehicle availability, meeting cost and customer KPIs.

You will be leading a great Transport team, making sure Driver training is up-to-date and health, safety and food hygiene standards are followed.

You'll support the Transport Manager; driving departmental improvements and developing proactive transport approaches.

We can offer you

• Competitive pay
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Longserviceawards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Transport Supervisor, you'll also need:

• Experience in managing, developing and motivating teams
• An understanding of vehicle legislation, Drivers' hours and Tachograph legislation
• Knowledge and experience of chill chain, temperature-controlled delivery operation and daily fresh operations
• Prioritisation skills enabling you to effectively manage a fast and evolving workload for yourself and your team
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture – how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background,preferencesor beliefs we wantallofour colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs .