Transport Supervisor

PHOENIX Medical Supplies Ltd.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave +

Medicash- health cash programme

iTrent Financial Wellbeing

High Street discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Accredited Training Programmes

Job summary

PHOENIX Medical Supplies Ltd. in East Kilbride is seeking a Transport Supervisor to lead the depot team and drive KPIs. The role focuses on safe, timely order fulfilment and operational excellence.

You will ensure GDP and OHS compliance, coordinate with Sales on routes and cutoffs, and mentor transport staff to be multi-skilled. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven multi-drop driving experience.
• Understanding of laws and regulations relating to Health & Safety.
• Leadership qualities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Well organised.
• Desirable: IOSH, First Aid, Fire Marshall.

Responsibilities

• Drive depot KPIs in quality and productivity while ensuring discipline, cleanliness, and optimal staffing for maximum efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with GDP, OHS, and QMS.
• Liaise with Sales Reps regarding cut off times, van routes, delivery times and service levels.
• Maintenance of Asset-Tracking devices and monitoring of driver vehicle checks.
• Support induction and ongoing training of transport employees.

Skills

Multi-drop driving

Health & Safety know-how

Leadership qualities

Communication skills

Organised

IOSH

First Aid

Fire Marshall

Asset-tracking devices

Tools

Asset-tracking devices

Job description

Transport Supervisor

East Kilbride

45 hours working per week, working for Monday to Friday for 8hours a day, with 5 hours on a Saturday.

£38,563.20 per annum

We’re looking for an experienced Transport Team Lead or Supervisor to come join our East Kilbride Depot. In this role you be important in ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are met, ensuring we exceed our customers’ expectations. Monitoring and ensuring all operations are carried out with a high level of attention to detail, guaranteeing customer orders are fulfilled in a safe, secure, and timely manner.

The heart of the role

• Drive depot KPIs in quality and productivity while ensuring discipline, cleanliness, and optimal staffing for maximum efficiency.


• Maintain compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Occupational Health & Safety (OHS), and the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).


• Liaise closely with the Company’s Sales Representatives with particular reference to cut off times, van routes, delivery times and service levels.


• Maintenance of Asset-Tracking devices and monitoring of driver vehicle checks.


• Support the induction and ongoing training of transport employees, ensuring they are multi-skilled and equipped to meet operational demands.

In this role you will be required to stand and walk for the majority of your shift, as well as needing to be able to lift (products up to 15kg), bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.

What makes you tick

• Proven Multi-drop driving experience


• An understanding of laws and regulations relating to Health & Safety


• Leadership qualities


• Excellent communication skills


• Well organised


• Desirable qualifications being: IOSH, First Aid, and Fire Marshall

Our benefits

• 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service


• Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions


• iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances


• Access to High Street discounts


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Contributory Pension Scheme


• Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.