Transport Supervisor - Nights

Lineage Logistics; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics provider in Birmingham is looking for a Transport Supervisor to manage driver allocation and daily activities. Ideal candidates will have supervision experience and excellent attention to detail. The role offers a permanent position, opportunities for career development, and a supportive working environment. Essential IT skills and the ability to handle driver legislation are required. Benefits include free onsite parking and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Permanent opportunity with a direct employer

Career development

Free onsite parking

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Preferential loan options

Qualifications

• Previous transport supervision experience required.
• Ability to communicate clearly with team members in English.
• Understanding of transport management systems is a plus.
• Good computer skills are essential, especially in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Transport Manager with driver allocation.
• Complete driver wages/holidays.
• Monitor drivers' daily activity and paperwork.
• Assist with agency bookings and costings.
• Ensure driver infringements are understood and signed.
• Input and monitor driver working time into Excel.
• Book vehicle inspections and MOTs.
• Report defects and near misses.
• Order site fuel and work with cross-transport network.

Skills

Transport supervision experience

Attention to detail

Managing drivers hours/legislation

Clear communication in English

Understanding of Transport Management systems

Target-focused

Good IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Team player

Job description

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At Lineage, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions.

We are currently recruiting for a Transport Supervisor to join our Transport team at Hams Hall.

Shift Available:

Sunday to Thursday Nights 22:00 - 06:00

The role

In this role you will assist the Transport Manager with the following duties:

• Driver allocation.

• Completing Driver wages/holidays.

• Monitoring drivers’ daily activity including unauthorised stops & ensuring drivers paperwork is completed fully and accurately.

• Assisting with agency bookings, costings & spend; ensuring agency disclaimers and filled in and filed correctly.

• Ensuring driver infringements are printed, understood and signed.

• Inputting & monitoring driver working time & driving time directive into Excel.

• Driver electronic pad training.

• Booking vehicle inspections & MOT’s internally and externally.

• Reporting Defects.

• Reporting RTA’s and Near misses.

• Ordering site fuel.

• Working with your peers around the transport network to deliver service to our customers.

Who we're looking for:

• Someone with previous transport supervision experience.

• Someone who likes to get things right first time, so attention to detail is key.

• Experience in managing drivers hours/legislation.

• You to be able to communicate clearly with other team members in English.

• If you understand Transport Management systems, that would be helpful – though a willingness to learn and plenty of initiative will take you far in our ambitious team.

• As a target-focused individual, you’ll be comfortable meeting tight deadlines. This also means that you’ll be a team-player who is keen to get things done.

• Good IT skills are essential. Excel, Word, and Outlook are particularly important.

• Above all else, you’ll share our determination to keep our customers and colleagues happy, so a can-do attitude with brilliant communication and organisation skills is essential.

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.

• Free onsite parking.

• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering confidential counselling and professional advice to support emotional well-being.

• Preferential loan and savings options available through exclusive access to a credit union.

Reference: INDRT

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.