Transport Team Manager

GXO; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Transport Team Manager to oversee the transport function. You will manage a team to ensure efficiency and safety in operations. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience in transport and knowledge of compliance regulations. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £36,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Company sponsored pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Qualifications

• A track record at a supervisory or management level within a complex, fast-paced transport operation.
• Excellent knowledge of driving compliance and associated regulations.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong interpersonal skills with previous managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and effective management of the team to meet objectives.
• Ensuring effective communication with departments to meet objectives.
• Coordinating activities across the shifts to ensure customer service requirements are met.
• Maintaining accurate records to ensure financial targets are achieved.
• Adhering to Health and Safety requirements.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Knowledge of compliance and regulations

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Transport Shift Manager? Do you like the sound of working on a large, complex operation with one of the biggest names in logistics? Are you ready for a challenge?

We’re looking for a full-time, permanent Transport Team Manager to join us at our Heineken site in Wakefield. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient and effective running of our transport function whilst providing leadership and management to the teams to ensure objectives and targets are achieved.

You’ll be working, any 5 from 7, rotating over 06:00 till 14:00, 14:00 till 22:00 and 22:00 till 06:00, some flexibility as some weekend cover is required in peak periods, there is drink to be drunk and this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £36,000.00 per annum, (inclusive of shift allowance) and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, 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:

• Providing leadership and effective management of team so that all objectives and targets are achieved
• Ensuring effective communications are developed with and between departments and business streams in order to meet objectives within prescribed timescale
• Coordinating and prioritising activity across the shifts and business streams to ensure customer service requirements are met
• Maintaining accurate records and planning to ensure targets are achieved within the financial costings
• Adhering to Health and Safety, Fire and Security requirements to provide a safe working environment

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A track record at a supervisory or management level within a complex, fast-paced transport operation
• Excellent knowledge of driving compliance and associated regulations, a Manager’s CPC would be ideal!
• Excellent organisational skills and strong interpersonal skills with previous managerial experience
• A strong personality with the ability to effectively manage drivers, push for operational excellence and challenge the status quo

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.

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