Transport Team Manager

Bidcorp; Cannock; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidfood Cannock is seeking a Transport Team Manager to lead the transport operations, ensure compliance and develop the team delivering top‑notch service.

You will coach and motivate staff, communicate clearly, recruit and manage performance, and oversee vehicle checks, PPE, and safety procedures to meet KPIs.

In this fast‑paced role you’ll champion safety, plan workloads within driving hours rules, and collaborate with other departments to keep service levels high.

Qualifications

• Great people management skills required.
• Ability to motivate a team to achieve goals.
• Excellent communication across all levels.
• Knowledge of transport legislation and compliance.
• Motivated to meet and exceed KPI targets.

Responsibilities

• Coaching the team to reach their full potential.
• Communicating openly and delivering key messages on time.
• Managing recruitment, absence, performance, conduct, safety and service.
• Overseeing management of commercial vehicles, cages and pallets.
• PPE, vehicle checks, servicing, MOTs, VORs and temperature checks.
• Allocating work within hours rules to reach targets.
• Conducting quality investigations.
• Promoting and managing safety at all times.

Skills

People management

Team motivation

Communication

Transport legislation

KPI driven

Job description

This vacancy is Tuesday to Saturday

Where has your journey taken you so far?

• Are you a great people manager?
• Do you have the ability to drive and motivate a team to work together and achieve their goals?
• Are you a great communicator with a proven ability to build relationships at all levels?
• Knowledgeable in all things Transport [especially legislation]?
• Motivated to meet and exceed KPI’s?

Why not make our journey your journey?

Play an important part in our journey

As Transport Team Manager, you’ll work as part of a team responsible for managing the operations, compliance and most importantly… the people! You’ll really ‘get’ the value in recognising good work in the team and making sure they are motivated will be your priority! You’ll lead the team putting safety at the forefront and working towards shared goals of delivering the best service!

Some of the key parts of the role:

• Coaching the team to reach their full potential
• Communicating openly and consistently, delivering key messages to the team at the right time
• Managing recruitment, absence, performance conduct safety and service.
• Responsible for managing commercial vehicles, cages and pallets
• PPE, vehicle checks CV servicing MOT’s, VOR’s, temperature checks, near misses to name a few!
• Allocating work considering individual/team capability and legal driving hours to achieve targets
• Carrying out good quality investigations
• And no matter what you’re doing, you’ll always be promoting and managing all safety

Most of all your role model our values especially through challenging times! Transport at Bidfood is a fast paced place to be and we’re looking for someone to really care about the team and the quality of service we deliver.