Transport Team Leader

Culina; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave – 224 hours

Pension scheme – 4% employee and 4% ER

Life Assurance - 2x annual salary

Wellness – 24/7 EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Discount platform – 50+ retailer deals

Job summary

Culina Logistics is seeking a Transport Team Leader to supervise the Transport Operations Team and driver team, plan resources, and ensure clear, precise instructions for full utilization of vehicles and drivers.

The role features a Sunday to Thursday night shift (17:00–01:30) with a salary of £37,724.20 per annum, reflecting responsibilities for on-time despatch, KPI targets, and compliance with driving regulations.

Qualifications

• Must have transport experience in FMCG environment.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team or individually.
• Knowledge & experience of tachograph / driving rules and regulations.
• CPC National desirable but not essential.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office packages.
• Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Allocate drivers and vehicles to loads for efficiency.
• Plan driver start times to meet despatch KPI.
• Coordinate with third-party hauliers to ensure collection times.
• Liaise with shunting operation for pre-loading/unloading.
• Maintain clear communication with drivers on start times and directions.
• Ensure orders are despatched and delivered per customer specs.
• Communicate delays to collection or delivery points.
• Maintain service levels with other departments.
• Assign equipment to meet maintenance/service intervals.
• Adhere to Health & Safety policy and report accidents.

Skills

Team leadership

Work under pressure

Independent work

Tachograph knowledge

CPC knowledge

Microsoft Office

Workload prioritisation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Culina Logistics provides integrated supply chain services and expertise for food & drink products that require strict refrigerated temperatures.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

As a Transport Team Leader you will be responsible forthe supervision of the Transport Operations Team and the driver team, including the daily planning of company and third-party resources, ensuring that all vehicles and drivers get clear precise instructions and are fully utilised.

Shift: Sunday To Thursday nights,17:00-01:30

Salary: £37,724.20 per annum

Key Duties of Transport Team Leader:

• To allocate both drivers and vehicles to loads in the most efficient way, taking into account holidays and sickness, drivers hours and WTD regulations.
• Planning driver start times to meet the sites despatch KPI.
• Proactively communicate with third party hauliers to ensure collection times are adhered to from site.
• Liaising with the shunting operation covering pre loading and unloading operation.
• Maintaining clear and effective communication with drivers, communicating accurate start times, load information, directions.
• Ensure orders are despatched and delivered in the right condition in line with customer specifications.
• Communicate with the collection or delivery points to adviseof any delays.
• Ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.
• Allocate equipment to meet maintenance / service intervals as instructed by the maintenance planner.
• Adhere to the business Health & Safety policy, ensuring that all accidents are reported.

Qualifications

• Transport experience in FMCG environment.
• The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team or individually.
• Knowledge & experience of tachograph / driving rules and regulations.
• CPC National desirable but not essential.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages.
• Effectively prioritise workloadin order to meet set deadlines.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Logistics a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave– 224 hours inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme –We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance- 2 x your annual salary.
• Wellness –Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers –We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition –We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!