Transport Supervisor

William Jackson Food Group Limited; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food distributor is seeking a Transport Supervisor to oversee logistics operations at their Tewkesbury Depot. The successful candidate will manage transport activities, ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and supervise drivers on the road. Strong analytical and compliance skills are crucial in this role, which plays a vital part in maintaining the efficiency and safety of transport operations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of HGV driver's hours and regulations.
• Experience in delivery safety processes.
• Good analysis and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities of the Transport Function at the depot.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Conduct driving license and vehicle checks.

Skills

Analysis

Reporting

Compliance knowledge

Health and Safety enforcement

Education

FLT licence (preferred)

Full UK driver's licence

Tools

KPI dashboards

GPS systems

Job description

Transport Supervisor - Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire - Competitive Annual Salary

About the role

The purpose of this role is to supervise the overall activities of the Transport Function at the Tewkesbury Depot, ensuring all vehicles / drivers returning to the depot are de-briefed in full, ensuring that all aspects of operational, compliance and health and safety are covered and processed in a prompt and effective manner.

What you will do:

Logistics Management –

• Ensuring drivers have the correct and completed paperwork when returning to the depot.
• Face to face in full de-briefs with all drivers upon returning to the depot.
• Data inputting as per transport departments requirements.
• Management of end of day warehouse, ensuring the temperature regulation of returning product
• On road supervision of drivers and routes with a fluid approach to ensure OTIF is maximised.
• Ensuring drivers and vehicles are legal at the point of returning to the depot.

Health and Safety -

• Enforce all HSE requirements and conduct investigations for anyone failing to follow these.
• Ensure all relevant Transport and Health and Safety compliance and legislation is communicated, understood and adhered to you in your team.

Compliance -

• Complete driving licence checks, which includes weekly random spot checks
• Supervise the vehicle defect procedure and ensure vehicles are maintained to a roadworthy and legal standard.
• Complete DQC Card Checks, which includes weekly random spot checks.
• Updating and maintenance of vehicle files in line with company procedures and legislation.
• Booking all vehicles for Service, MOT and fridge legislative requirements.
• Complete Maxoptra checks and ensuring that driver’s routes are compliant.
• Ensure company accident reporting procedures are adhered to.
• Monitoring of driver hours / regulations and briefings where applicable.

What you will need:

• FLT licence is preferred but not essential
• Full UK driver's licence
• Understanding of HGV driver’s hours and regulations.
• Full knowledge of delivery routes
• Good analysis and reporting skills using KPI dashboards
• Competent in GPS and route manifests
• Experience of working with paperless deliveries
• Experience in delivery safety and processes
• Role model for adhering to SOPs; always follows rules and procedures

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.