Castell Howell Foods is Wales’ leading independent food service wholesaler, servicing the length and breadth of Wales, the Border Counties and the South West of England. We currently have a vacancy for a Depot Manager based at our St Martin’s depot in Oswestry.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Organise and schedule customer deliveries from the depot.
2. Deal with customer requests and anomalies as required, raising credit notes and checking payment logs accordingly.
3. Coordinate annual leave of depot staff to ensure suitable labour coverage during peak periods.
4. Recruit and train new drivers and assistants to the expected standard of Castell Howell Foods Ltd.
5. Maximise the utilisation and efficiency of the vehicle and labour resource available, ensuring compliance with H&S methods and all other legal requirements.
6. Coordinate the loading and departure of all delivery vehicles, accommodating customer requests, short loads and other daily issues as they arise.
7. Monitor and adjust delivery routes according to sales patterns to ensure that workloads are as evenly spread as possible, whilst considering efficiency and optimisation.
8. Deal with daily/weekly driver infringements, including tachograph, delivery process and customer feedback, providing training and guidance where necessary, whilst updating employee records accordingly.
9. Arrange any assistance required on busier routes.
10. Liaise with the Sales Team to develop and promote efficient business growth whilst utilising existing resources.
11. Carry out weekly and monthly checks as required for H&S compliance.
12. Monitor and check all vehicles for damage on a weekly basis.
13. Work towards improving average delivery count, route value and route weight per scheduled delivery route.
14. Carry out investigations and disciplinaries where appropriate
15. Carry out training and mentoring to employees within the depot
16. Ensure roadworthiness and cleanliness of fleet is maintained at all times
17. Organise both planned and reactive maintenance for the commercial vehicle fleet in accordance to legal requirements
The successful candidate should have a positive attitude, be self-motivated and have excellent communication and organisational skills to manage the team of 20+ multi-drop delivery drivers.
What we offer:
18. A full-time position working Monday-Friday, with occasional weekends in peak periods
19. Option of a Company car (salary sacrifice scheme)
20. Life Insurance
21. Health Insurance
22. 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
23. 5% Company contribution pension scheme
24. Generous discounted staff purchase scheme – save money on your weekly food shop
25. Perkbox – Benefits & Rewards platform
26. Free onsite parking
Additional Information:
27. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK is required
28. DBS check required
29. Driving Licence required