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Job Title: Transport Supervisor

Location: West Thurrock, RM20 3LB

Job Length: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week. Working 8 hours per day, start times to vary, between 4.30am and 8am, on a Monday to Friday basis. Flexibility required to work outside of these times and to cover other shifts to suit business needs.

Salary and Benefits: Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 6 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

Lead the charge in our transport operations, supporting drivers, ensuring driver and vehicle compliance, and keeping deliveries smooth and on time! We're looking for a confident, hands-on leader with transport know-how and a passion for great service. If you thrive in a fast paced logistics environment and want to make a real impact, we want to hear from you!

If you are interested in joining our journey, we are now recruiting for a Transport Supervisor. Reporting to the Transport Manager, this role will play a key part of our succuss journey and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:

• Responsible for compliance of all vehicles and drivers.
• Providing skills required to deliver to customers on time and in full.
• Providing high quality services to suit customer needs.
• Providing support for distribution teams to ensure smooth running of operations.
• Making sure all site objectives are met whilst not compromising on health and safety.
• Holding health and safety at the forefront of all processes.
• Seeing the vehicles and crew out in the morning and overseeing the return of all vehicles and crews.
• To be the point of contact for all real time delivery issues for the crews and to communicate with customer services.
• Data and computer management including, authorising time sheets, and raising purchase orders.

• Experience supervising or leading within transport or a logistics network.
• Experience within transport compliance.
• Customer Service.
• IT literate.
• Manual Handling.
• IOSH certification beneficial however not required.
• Transport Manager CPC beneficial however not required.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual historys, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people. If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application.