Transport Supervisor - Days

LUKTL Lineage UK Transport Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Birmingham is looking for a Transport Supervisor to support transport operations and management. You will be responsible for driver allocation, ensuring compliance with driving hours and legislation, and maintaining fleet administration. The ideal candidate is experienced in transport supervision, IT-confident, and a proactive team player. This permanent role offers a competitive career path and additional benefits.

Benefits

Permanent opportunity with direct employer

Career development within a global company

Additional annual leave

Free onsite car park

24/7 employee assistance phone line

Preferential rates for loans and savings

Qualifications

• Experienced in transport supervision preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and thorough compliance knowledge.
• Confident communicator with good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Transport Manager to ensure operation runs safely and efficiently.
• Manage driver allocation, hours, and compliance.
• Conduct driver debriefs and monitor vehicle files.

Skills

Transport supervision experience

CPC qualification or working towards

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

IT proficiency (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Positive team player

Job description

At Lineage, helping to feed the world is more than a job - it's our purpose. As the world's largest and most innovative temperature-controlled logistics provider, we're looking for a Transport Supervisor to join our team in Hams Hall on the Day Shift.

Shift Available

Monday - Friday 08:00-16:30

The Role

Supporting the Transport Manager, you'll help ensure our transport operation runs safely, compliantly, and efficiently. Key responsibilities include:

Transport Operations & Compliance

• Driver allocation, wages, holidays and daily monitoring.
• Ensuring compliance with Lineage driving hours, WTD and drivers' hours legislation.
• Managing overspeeds, driving hours, missing mileage, defects, and infringements (including debriefs).
• Carrying out driver debriefs, reviewing RTD hours, daily checks, missing data, Tacho vs. defect app, repeat issues, DWAC alerts/minutes, and more.
• Maintaining system data across Aquarius, FleetManager, Tacho Web, and keeping vehicle files at 15 months.

Fleet & Vehicle Administration

• Booking vehicle inspections/MOTs and managing defects.
• Printing, scanning, and filing service sheets; updating the service board.
• Completing vehicle camera checks and reporting faults.
• Ordering and recording site fuel; processing P/Os and Workday orders (fuel, fleet, uniforms).

Incident & Safety Management

• Reporting RTAs and near misses; completing incident reports and accident debriefs.

People Management

• Supporting staff training and daily management.
• Managing absence and RTWs.
• Assisting with investigations and Q&A documentation.

Collaboration

• Working closely with colleagues across the transport network to deliver excellent customer service.

Who We're Looking For

• Experienced in transport supervision preferred.
• CPC qualified or working towards your CPC.
• Strong attention to detail and thorough compliance knowledge.
• Confident communicator with good organisational skills.
• Comfortable working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks.
• IT-confident, especially in Excel, Word and Outlook.
• A positive, proactive team-player with a can-do attitude.

What's in it for me?

• A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.
• Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.
• Opportunity to earn an additional day of annual leave each year, up to the maximum of one extra week.
• Free onsite car park.
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.

Reference: INDRT