Transport Supervisor

Barker Ross; Harlow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a dynamic Transport Supervisor for their Harlow site. The role involves ensuring compliance with transport regulations, supporting drivers, and contributing to operational efficiency. Candidates should have strong administrative skills and ideally hold an HGV 2 licence. The company values innovation and offers opportunities for career progression in the logistics and operational management field.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport compliance and legislation.
• HGV 2 licence is an advantage.
• CPC qualification preferred but support will be offered.

Responsibilities

• Ensure legislative compliance for transport operations.
• Liaise with drivers and transport teams.
• Provide relief cover for the Depot Manager when required.

Skills

Strong administrative skills

Attention to detail

Team liaison and support

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced Transport Supervisor to join a successful, well-established and market-leading business on a full time, permanent basis at their Harlow site. This is a Mon to Fri days position.

Whilst you may not know the company products and services, each day they work with businesses that impact the lives of millions of people in the UK. The business is ambitious, and with plans to grow in the UK service industry they have an unrelenting desire to become an employer of choice. It is a meritocracy, and they promote and reward individuals who deliver against objectives and show great performance. Ambition and enthusiasm are key traits of their employees who live the values of respect, integrity, exemplarity and responsibility.

To give you a feel for their ethics and commitment, the company achieved Gold Medal Ecovardis status positioning them among the Top 5% of the 150,000 companies assessed worldwide by Ecovadis, based on four key criteria : environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement, reflecting the quality of their CSR performance.

Directly reporting into the Depot Manager, you will work within a small transport team and provide essential support in ensuring that legislative requirements are adhere to, that drivers' hours are fully compliant and that relevant data regarding transport checks, defect reporting, servicing and MOT's as well as H&S legislation is complied with. You will possess strong administrative skills and work with attention to detail to ensure that fleet records are maintained to a very high standard.

You will liaise daily with your driving and transport team, debrief and support wherever possible to ensure that the operation runs smoothly as a legally compliant and cost-effective logistics department. You will deputise for the Depot Manager when required, and in the event of driver absence (or to over holiday periods) you will provide relief cover, as such an HGV 2 licence is an advantage. Continuous improvement will play a key part and you should be prepared to challenge the status quo to suggest ways in which the department, and success of the team can be made more efficient. Your input with regards to creative solutions to problems will be encouraged.

You will also ensure that route optimisation is achieved to ensure profitability and that the use of agency drivers is kept to a minimum. You will also make certain that corrective actions are investigated, analysed and actioned. CPC would be an advantage, but the client will support those candidates financially to take this as part of their commitment to professional development if you do not currently have it.

The business is innovative, successful and financially secure and can provide a platform for career development into more senior logistics and operational management roles.

For immediate consideration send your CV!

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and / or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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