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Transport Team Leader - Spalding, United Kingdom - Fowler Welch

Fowler Welch

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Spalding, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description

Fowler Welch - a multi award winning supply chain specialist working with retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, providing temperature controlled warehousing allowing consolidation, storage & transport service for chilled foods.

We offer a tailored, fastand frequent logistics service with countrywide coverage.

Our
Spalding site are now recruiting for a
Transport Team Leader - Nightson a full time, permanent basis.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off - 19:00 to 07:00

The purpose of a
Transport Team Leader is to be responsible for leading and supervising all aspects of the night function whilst providing support to the night management team.

Key duties of a Transport Team Leader:

Ensuring best practice across all night operations functions
Ensuring all traffic desk functions are completed successfully, including but not confined to;
Local and distance collections
Traffic sheet/system husbandry
Live traffic desk function efficient changes to existing plan
All breakdowns and other traffic issues that arise are dealt with in a timely and responsive manner.
Load build alterations and amendments
Tracking and Tracing
Discrepancy/rejection notification and reporting
Dispatch function
Maintain all key internal communications with day shift functions (traffic, retail fleet)
Maintain and develop relationships with Spalding customer base

Qualifications

1 years minimum FMCG distribution experience
Experience of communicating with drivers
Demonstrate cost control methodology within a traffic office environment
Knowledge of temperature controlled transportation is advantageous
Knowledge of warehouse operations to allow efficient integration of both functions is desirable
Sound knowledge of the general logistics sector
Detailed knowledge of relevant legislations within the transport sector
Able to work to challenging deadlines in a pressurised environment

Additional Information

As part of its drive to make Fowler Welch a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include: