Transport Team Manager

Co-op Group; Birtley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm in Birtley is seeking a Transport Team Manager to lead a team of drivers ensuring timely and safe product dispatch. Responsibilities include mentoring the team, managing performance, and transport compliance. Ideal candidates will have a background in logistics or FMCG with strong management and communication skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, benefits like 31 days of holidays, and discounts on Co-op products.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Holidays starting from 31 days per year

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Free eye tests every 2 years

On-site canteen and free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a team in logistics or FMCG.
• Ability to work accurately and at pace.
• Understanding of how service impacts customers and stores.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of drivers and ensure timely dispatch of products.
• Mentor team members and conduct performance reviews.
• Manage driver infringements and tachographs.

Skills

Team management

Transport compliance knowledge

Strong communication skills

Planning skills

IT skills

Performance measure achievement

Job description

Transport Team Manager - Day Shift
£31,000 - £34,100 per annum, plus great benefits
Day Shift 6am-2pm
39 hours per week, full time permanent
5 days out of 7, including weekends
Birtley CDC, Unit 2 Drum Park, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester-le-Street, DH2 1AE

We're looking for a transport team manager to join our depot in Birtley.

In this role you'll be responsible for leading a team of drivers to ensure that our products are despatched from the depot and 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

Benefits

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

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