Transport Team Manager

OA; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and transport company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Transport Team Manager. The role involves maximizing productivity through effective team management and ensuring compliance with transport legislation. The ideal candidate will have experience in a logistics setting and strong planning skills. This position requires flexibility for night shifts and potential weekend work. Competitive benefits include 25 days holiday and health support.

Benefits

25 days Holiday

Free eye test

50% of health checks

Access to discounted RAC breakdown cover

Cycle to work scheme

Health and Wellbeing support

Parking onsite

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a Transport Operation is preferred.
• A good understanding of multi-temperature warehouse / transport procedures.
• Experience in applying relevant Transport Legislation.

Responsibilities

• Maximise productivity and quality through monitoring and supporting teams.
• Ensure effective use of resources and meet KPI’s.
• Conduct disciplinary and absence hearings when required.

Skills

Experience in a Logistics setting

Ability to plan resource and report KPI information

Effective team worker

PC literate in Excel and Word

Ability to communicate confidently

Education

CPC qualification

Job description

Hours: Night shift. Monday to Friday from 22:00 to 06:00 but flexibility of hours and weekend work will be required for operational needs and holiday cover.

• 25 days Holiday Bank Holidays
• Free eye test
• 50% of health checks
• Access to discounted RAC breakdown cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support
• Parking onsite
• The efficient operation of your day-to-day shift.
• Maximise productivity and quality through monitoring, encouraging and supporting the drivers and clerical team.
• Ensure effective use of all available resource, working based on continual improvement and cost-down.
• Ensure KPI’s are met.
• Monitor and control absence.
• Ensure effective communications both internally in Transport department, within the Distribution Centre and with Customers including Supply Chain and branches.
• Challenge under performance and recognise good performance in equal measure.
• Conducting disciplinary and absence hearing effectively when required.
• Conducting appraisal reviews for the colleagues within your Team.

Transport Team Manager Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within a Transport Operation is preferred
• Experience in a Logistics setting is essential.
• The ability to plan resource and report KPI information with accuracy are key skills for this role.
• A good understanding of multi temperature warehouse / transport procedures and compliance and able to demonstrates high levels of initiative, focus and commitment and flexibility.
• Commitment and ability to work under pressure.
• Experience of applying a working knowledge of relevant legislation especially Transport Legislation and the impact of non-compliance on the company Operator Licence.
• Ability to effectively plan labour and resource to deliver operational requirements to a timely manner whilst meeting agreed KPI’s and Service Levels.
• Effective team worker and confident and positive communicator.
• PC literate in Excel and Word.
• CPC qualification is preferred but not essential requirement.

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by OA Group, who are acting as an employment agency / business. Your application will be considered in competition with others and we will contact you within 3 working days.