Transport Team Manager - Back Shift

Co-op; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK cooperative is seeking a Transport Team Manager for the back shift in Plymouth. The role involves leading a team of drivers, ensuring timely product delivery and compliance in transport operations. Candidates should have management experience within logistics or FMCG, with strong communication and planning skills. This position offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to work in a community-focused environment.

Benefits

31 days annual holidays

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension with up to 10% contributions

Wagestream app

Free employee assistance programme

On-site subsidised canteen

Free parking

Free eye tests every 2 years

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team in logistics or FMCG.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently.
• Strong understanding of transport compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of drivers to ensure timely dispatch and delivery.
• Mentor and develop the team for high performance.
• Manage performance reviews and driver tachographs.

Skills

Team management

Logistics knowledge

Performance measurement

Communication skills

Planning skills

IT skills

Job description

Transport Team Manager - Back Shift - Plymouth

£35,650 - £39,215 per annum - inclusive of shift premiums, plus great benefits

Full-Time, 39 hours per week

Back Shift - 2pm to 10pm, 5 over 7 days (including weekends)

Plymouth LSC, Newnham Ind Est, Bell Close, Plympton, PL7 4JH

Please check you can reliably commute to the warehouse before applying

We’re looking for a transport team manager to join our depot in Plymouth.

In this role you’ll be responsible for leading a team of drivers to make sure that our products are despatched from the depot and are delivered on time, safely and securely. You’ll inspire, coach and lead your team to meet a variety of performance measures and mentor your team to perform at their best at all time.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of drivers
• Work towards critical success transport measures
• Mentor, engage and develop your team to be high performing at all times
• Conduct performance reviews and manage performance for your team
• Manage sickness and absence
• Review and log driver infringements
• Manage driver tachographs
• Engage and build positive working relationships with various internal and external partners

This role would suit someone who have:

• Previously managed a team, preferably from a logistics or FMCG background
• The ability to work at pace and accuracy
• A great track record of reaching and exceeding critical performance measures
• An understanding and relevant knowledge of transport compliance
• Great planning skills and able to organise your own and teams workload
• An understanding of how poor service can impact stores and customers
• Strong and confident communication skills
• Excellent IT skills

At Co-op you’ll do work that matters, and you’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a competitive salary (including additional shift allowances) and a benefits package which includes holidays starting from 31 days per year (including bank holidays), 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores, a pension with up to 10% employer contributions, plus:

• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
• Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Free eye tests every 2 years
• On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.