Transport Team Leader (Nights)

GXO Logistics; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

GXO Logistics is seeking a Transport Team Leader for their Greenford site to oversee the transport operation’s shift. The role involves managing vehicle compliance, performance monitoring, and ensuring Health & Safety standards. Ideal for aspiring managers looking for professional growth within a supportive and diverse company environment.

Benefits

Dental insurance plans

Company sponsored pension scheme

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

High street discounts via MyBenefits

Cycle to work scheme

Cashback cards

Saving scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced transport team with exposure to compliance.
• Computer literate including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Able to drive or get to site due to transport restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, efficient running of transport operations.
• Develop and monitor performance of Admin and Drivers.
• Liaise with Planning Team to ensure effective fleet utilization.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Building

Transport Compliance

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Are you wanting to progress your career? Are you a Transport Team Leader looking for your next step? Whatever the reason, this maybe the role for you!

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a Transport Team Leader to join us at our Greene King Food Service site in Greenford. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective running of the shift in our transport operation in Greenford. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to take a step into first line management. This role will offer development training and support to help aspiring managers in their journey within GXO.

This is a full time, permanent position, working Sunday to Thursday (ends Friday AM), 20:00 – 04:00

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £29,775.00 per annum (plus 10% uplift for any hours worked between 19:00 and 06:00) and 33days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• To support with all required tasks to meet Health & Safety and Operators license compliance
• To develop, monitor and control the performance of Admin and Drivers
• To ensure admin tasks of the fleets MOT, servicing, defect process and that all repairs are completed in a timely manner
• To manage and maintain the vehicles and equipment, ensuring any defects are completed in a timely manner
• To Liaise with the Planning Team to ensure effective planning and utilisation of the fleet
• To ensure the effective and timely dispatch and de-briefing of all drivers
• Comply with QHSE/BRC standards, including managing and driving a good Health and Safety reporting culture

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience working in a fast-paced transport team, preferably with exposure to temperature-controlled deliveries, transport compliance and Working Time Directive (Desirable)

• The ability to effectively communicate in both a written and verbal capacity whilst building relationships with customers. Computer literate, to include Outlook, Word and Excel

• Due to the shift times, you will need to be able to drive or get to site as local transport is restrictive at these times
• Ability to build relationships with customers, suppliers & other internal departments

• IOSH (Desirable)

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.