Transport Supervisor - Dartford, United Kingdom - Albion Fine Foods

Albion Fine Foods

Verified Company

Dartford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an experienced
Transport Supervisor to join our transport management team.

You will be jointly responsible for a fleet of 90+ vehicles (a mixture of 3.5T, 5T, 7.5T and 12T) and 130+ drivers/drivers mates, ensuring the safe and efficient day to day running of the busy department.

Working Hours - 5 days across 7 (some weekend working) 11am - 8pm

You will be a natural leader, being able to lead by example with excellent communication skills and be confident using your initiative and working in a highly pressurised environment.

You will drive best practice and support and develop your team whilst managing an organised and cohesive team.

You will take a proactive approach to problem solving, mitigating disruption to our customers and boosting and maintaining team morale.

Key responsibilities include:

Ensuring all drivers have the correct and relevant paperwork
Demonstrating best practice adherence to procedure
Provide guidance and support to drivers and drivers mates
Deal with general queries from senior management, customers and drivers throughout the course of their day
Manage drivers and ensure deliveries are made with excellent customer service, abiding traffic/road laws etc.
Liaising with drivers and office staff, redirecting routes and mitigating disruptions
Conduct interviews, supporting recruiting needs and inducting new team members
Overseeing performance and probation reviews
Monitor and complete absence procedures in line with company policies and procedures
Supporting the drivers, completing deliveries when operationally needed

You will need to have experience in a Transport/Logistics role as well as the following requirements:

Effective communicator across all levels and departments
Positive and proactive approach, motivating the team to succeed
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Ability to manage and delegate changing workloads
Excellent problemsolving skills, working well under pressure and responsive to change
Computer literate specifically MS Outlook, Excel and Word
Exposure to Transport Management Systems (TMS)
Full UK driving licence

What you can expect in return:

Salary of £26,069 per annum
Generous annual leave entitlement 30 days holiday plus an additional 22 days off across the year
Subsidised staff restaurant
Discounted staff purchase scheme across over 4,000 products
Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave policies
Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with regular retail discounts
Free parking