Transport Team Leader

PHOENIX Medical Supplies Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,573,000 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

Medicash health plan

Financial wellbeing app

Employee discounts

Assistance programme

Pension scheme

Training programmes

Job summary

PHOENIX Medical Supplies Ltd. Birmingham Depot is looking for a Transport Team Lead to supervise warehouse staff and coordinate transport activities at our Birmingham site. This full‑time role offers 40 hours per week (Mon–Fri) with a pay rate of £13.55 per hour, and duties include load checks, route delivery, and ensuring safe, compliant operations. You will need a full UK driving licence and proven multi‑drop experience, with strong attention to detail and good communication to lead the team.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Proven multi-drop driving experience.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills.
• Willingness to stand/walk and lift up to 15 kg.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, prioritise and delegate Transport activities.
• Manage staff hours, sickness, holidays to protect operations.
• Motivate and develop staff to maximise productivity.
• Check, load, and deliver customer orders on fixed routes using asset tracking.
• Ensure products are transported under correct conditions (temperature, cleanliness, security).
• Carry out safety checks on allocated vehicle and equipment.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Multi-drop driving

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Prioritise workload

Job description

Birmingham Depot - Edison Road, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1DA

Ref 47732 County West Yorkshire Branch name Birmingham Depot - Edison Road, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1DA Salary 13.55 Closing date 09/10/2026 Contract type Employee - Permanent

TransportTeam Lead

Birmingham

40 hours, working Monday to Friday for around 8 hours a day

£13.55 per hour

We’re looking for a Team Lead to come join our Birmingham Depot. In this role you will be the link between the supervisors and warehouse staff providing immediate hands‑on leadership and supervision ensuring maximum effort and attention to detail in a safe and tidy environment.

The heart of the role

• Coordinating, prioritising, and delegating Transport activities.
• Management of staff hours, sickness, holidays to help ensure no detriment to operations.
• To motivate and develop staff to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Check, load, and deliver customer orders on predetermined routes utilising Asset Tracking Devices.
• Ensure products are transported under correct conditions, maintaining temperature, cleanliness, and security.
• Carry out all required safety checks on your allocated vehicle and equipment.

In this role you will be required to stand and walk for the majority of your shift, as well as needing to be able to lift (products up to 15kg), bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.

What makes you tick

• Full Driving Licence, valid in the UK.
• Proven multi-drop driving experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.

Our benefits

• 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
• Medicash - a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eye care or prescriptions
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
• Access to High Street discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)