Transport Team Leader

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Quintessential Brands UK Group Ltd in Cramlington is seeking a Transport Team Leader to drive performance and coach a busy unit. You will lead a team, manage KPI outcomes, and ensure adherence to safety and process standards on site.

Role involves working closely with senior teams, coordinating routes, and using telematics to improve efficiency. The position is full-time with early start hours and a strong emphasis on leadership and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience of a Warehouse, Logistics or Transport Management.
• Ability to coach and develop team to improve performance.
• Ability to problem solve and implement process changes to improve operations.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills to engage and develop teams.
• Be flexible and hardworking.
• CPC qualification or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to meet KPI targets and drive performance.
• Coach and develop the team and foster continuous improvement.
• Work with leadership to ensure smooth operations across the site.
• Take ownership of decisions and team culture.
• Address vehicle issues with the transport supervisor and coordinate scheduling/telematics.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Operational improvement

Problem solving

Flexibility

Education

CPC qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Tachomaster

Kronos

Samsara

Issac

Job description

• Location Baker Road, Nelson Park West,Cramlington, NE23 1WL,United Kingdom
• Job Category Transport, Team Leader, Logistics
• Employee Type Full Time
• Manage Others Yes

Transport Team Leader - Cramlington

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a team to successfully deliver your KPI’s and drive business performance.
• Promote Delifresh Values in you’re and your teams’ behaviours
• You will coach, develop and lead your team and establish a continuous improvement culture.
• Working alongside the leadership teams to ensure a smooth and slick operation across the site.
• Take ownership of your decisions and team culture
• Ensure compliance with all business systems including, tachomaster, kronos, Samsara & Issac.
• Work with the transport supervisor on any vehicle issues
• Participate in route scheduling and telematics analysis
• Participate in people processes such as investigation, WBTW’s & training

About You

As well as tons of resilience you must have:

• Experience of a Warehouse, Logistics or Transport Management or equivalent
• The ability to coach and encourage your team and help them explore opportunities to continuously improve how they do their job
• The ability to problem solve, and implement process changes in order to improve operational performance.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage motivate and develop teams with varying skill sets.
• Be flexible and hardworking
• CPC qualification or working towards

Working hours - 45 hours per week, (usually 4am to 1pm)

What we can offer you

We’ve designed our benefits to cover everything from life’s big moments to little bits of help. As well as the essentials like holidays and pension, we’ve got our own ‘Deli Life Platform’ to help your income go further, whether that’s discounts on your weekly shop or household bills or gifting, entertainment, and holidays.