Transport Team Leader

Culinagroup1; West of England; In loco; GBP 34.000 - 41.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual Leave - 224 hours inclusive of‑

Pension scheme

Life Assurance - 2x annual salary

Wellness - EAP access

Eye Care Vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Everyday retailer discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Culina Logisticsis seeking a Transport Team Leader to supervise the Transport Operations Team and the driver team, planning company and third-party resources and ensuring clear instructions and full utilisation of vehicles and drivers.

The role includes a Sunday to Thursday night shift, 17:00–01:30, with duties spanning load allocation, liaising with hauliers, and adherence to tachograph rules and health and safety.

Competenze

• Experience in FMCG environment and transport operations.
• Strong communication to provide accurate information.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Mansioni

• Allocate drivers and vehicles to loads for maximum efficiency.
• Plan driver start times to meet despatch KPIs.
• Coordinate with third-party hauliers for on-time collections.
• Liaise with shunting operations for pre-loading/unloading.
• Communicate start times, load details, and directions clearly to drivers.
• Ensure orders are dispatched and delivered per customer specs.
• Maintain service levels with other departments and manage delays.
• Allocate equipment for maintenance as scheduled by the planner.
• Comply with Health & Safety policies and report accidents.

Conoscenze

Excellent communication

Pressure management

Teamwork

tachograph knowledge

CPC National desirable

Attention to detail

IT skills

Prioritising workload

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

As a Transport Team Leader you will be responsible for the 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 advise of 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.

Transport experience in FMCG environment.

• Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information.
• 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.
• Attention to detail / accuracy.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages.
• Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadlines.

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 a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - 2 x your annual salary.
• Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we 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!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity.