Transport Supervisor

Carlsberg; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major beverage supplier in the UK is seeking a Transport Supervisor in Eaglescliffe to ensure efficient operations and adherence to compliance standards. You will lead a team, manage vehicle and driver compliance, and handle real-time delivery issues. The ideal candidate has experience in transport compliance, excellent leadership skills, and IT proficiency. This role offers a permanent contract with competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Monthly product allowance

Private Medical options

Life Assurance

Company bonus scheme

24/7 GP services

Enhanced pension contribution

Generous holiday

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience working within transport compliance.
• Experience supervising or leading both people and processes within a transport or logistics network.
• IOSH certification beneficial but not required.
• Transport Manager CPC beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of all vehicles and drivers.
• Deliver to customers on time and in full.
• Provide high quality services to suit customer needs.
• Support distribution teams for smooth operations.
• Meet site objectives without compromising on health and safety.
• Be the point of contact for real-time delivery issues.

Skills

Transport compliance knowledge

Experience in supervising people and processes

IT literacy (MS Office, SAP)

Customer Service

Manual Handling

Education

Class 2 Licence

Tools

Microlise Systems

Job description

Job Title: Transport Supervisor

Location: Eaglescliffe, TS16 0RG

Job Length: Permanent

Working Hours: 45 hours per week, working on a 2 shift rotating pattern. Either 5am to 2pm or 8am to 5pm, predominantly on a Monday to Friday basis. However, flexibility to cover any 5 days in a 7 day period and to work outside of these hours to suit business needs.

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

About the role:

This role sits at the heart of our depot operation, keeping vehicles, drivers, and deliveries running safely and efficiently every day. You’ll lead from the front to ensure routes go out on time, support real-time issue resolution, and uphold the highest standards of compliance and customer service across the transport team.

If you are interested in joining our journey, we are now recruiting for a Transport Supervisor. Reporting to the Transport Manager this role will play a key part of our success journey, and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:

Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for compliance of all vehicles and drivers.
• Providing skills required to deliver to customers on time and in full.
• Providing high quality services to suit customer needs.
• Providing support for distribution teams to ensure smooth running of operations.
• Making sure all site objectives are met whilst not compromising on health and safety.
• Holding health and safety at the forefront of all processes.
• Either seeing the vehicles and crew out in the morning or overseeing the return of all vehicles and crews, depending on hours worked.
• To be the point of contact for all real time delivery issues for the crews and to communicate with customer services.

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Knowledge and experience working within transport compliance.
• Experience supervising or leading both people and processes within a transport or logistics network.
• IT literate, with experience using MS Office and SAP.
• Experience using Microlise Systems.
• IOSH certification beneficial however not required.
• Transport Manager CPC beneficial however not required.
• Class 2 Licence desirable.
• Customer Service.
• Manual Handling.

Our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.

We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.