Transport Supervisor

Whistl Uk Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days' annual leave

Company Pension

Long service rewards

Health cash plan

Life assurance scheme

Critical Illness cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Whistl UK Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Transport Supervisor to support the Assistant Transport Manager, plan vehicle movements, and ensure cost-efficient daily operations across our fleet. You will lead and develop the transport team, monitor KPIs, manage tachographs, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires hands-on leadership, flexibility for rotating shifts, and the ability to coordinate resources across multiple sites, with

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a fast-paced transport environment.
• Strong understanding of UK/EU driving regulations & tachograph law.
• Excellent team leadership, communication, and planning skills.
• Comfortable working independently and making quick decisions.
• Confident using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Good local and national geographical knowledge.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage Van & HGV fleet movements daily.
• Monitor and ensure timely collections and deliveries within SLAs.
• Support maintenance of O'Licence compliance and vehicle condition.
• Lead and support the driver and transport team, including agencies.
• Handle day-to-day admin, including tachograph analysis and paperwork.
• Monitor costs, report on KPIs, and contribute to operational improvement.
• Support and implement change initiatives across transport operations.
• Ensure health & safety, legal compliance, and accident investigations.

Skills

Team leadership

Planning

MS Office

Geography knowledge

UK driving licence

Independent decision making

UK/EU driving regs

Tools

Isotrak

Paragon

Job description

About the Role

Join our busy and fast-paced Transport team as a Transport Supervisor at Whistl North, where you'll play a vital role in supporting the Assistant Transport Manager to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective service across our fleet. You'll help ensure daily transport operations run smoothly, planning vehicle movements, coordinating resources, monitoring SLAs, and supporting regulatory compliance. This is a hands-on leadership role, perfect for someone with strong operational experience, great attention to detail, and a proactive, solution-focused mindset.

You'll also support team performance, develop staff, and drive continuous improvement across transport processes, while making sure we stay compliant with all safety, legal, and company standards.

Job Opportunity

What You'll Do

• Plan and manage Van & HGV fleet movements daily
• Monitor and ensure timely collections and deliveries within SLAs
• Support maintenance of O'Licence compliance and vehicle condition
• Lead and support the driver and transport team, including agencies
• Handle day-to-day admin, including tachograph analysis and paperwork
• Monitor costs, report on KPIs, and contribute to operational improvement
• Support and implement change initiatives across transport operations
• Ensure health & safety, legal compliance, and accident investigations

Additional Info

Rotating shifts: Mon-Fri / Tue-Sat. You must be flexible to work outside standard hours when needed, and be able to provide support away from the normal location of work on occasion, as required by the business.

Essential Skills

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a fast-paced transport environment
• Strong understanding of UK/EU driving regulations & tachograph law
• Excellent team leadership, communication, and planning skills
• Comfortable working independently and making quick decisions
• Confident using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Good local and national geographical knowledge
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• HGV licence + Driver CPC
• Management CPC qualification
• Experience with Isotrak, Paragon, or similar systems

About Company

We are the UK's leading delivery management company providing efficient, high-quality and competitively priced services across Business Mail, Parcels, Fulfilment and Doordrop Media both in the UK and internationally. Distributing more than 4 billion items annually, we are market leaders in Downstream Access Mail (DSA) services handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the UK.

We are in the top 100 privately owned companies with 23 locations across the UK. Our success is down to our people and the values we all follow to delivery excellence to our customers.

We think as part of a team, act with a can-do attitude and do the right thing. Following these simple values has resulted in our people delivering and exceeded both our business and personal development goals.

We are a 'family' of uniquely different people with strengths in the areas we work in and always have the opportunity to be curious to enhance ourselves.

We are a disability confident employer and embrace Well Being, EDI and ESG to make ourselves and our environment the best it can be.

Benefits

• 23 days' annual leave
• Company Pension
• Long service rewards: both financial and leave-based.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Critical Illness cover
• Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal.
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider.
• And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.