Job Title: Transport Shift Manager
Location: Coventry
Full-time: Permanent / Night shift - 4 on 4 off 18:00 to 06:00
Salary: £40,516.36- £50,645.45
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for logistics and team management? Join us as a Transport Shift Manager and take charge of our operations, ensuring smooth and efficient transport processes. If you're ready to make a significant impact, lead a dedicated team, and drive operational success, don’t miss out and apply today!
About Us: At Martin Brower, we are dedicated to sustainability, continuous improvement, and valuing our people. As a global leader in supply chain solutions, we support some of the world's largest restaurant chains by delivering food, beverages, and products with a focus on innovation and environmental responsibility.
Position Summary: Plan and manage a large team of drivers, shunters and clerks, to achieve the daily workload to pre-determined productivity and service level targets. Ensure total compliance to all legislation appertaining to health & safety, transport compliance, employment law, and company hygiene standards. Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the team during a specific shift, ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of goods by managing drivers, executing schedules, monitoring vehicle performance, and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations, all while prioritising customer service and achieving operational targets.
Key responsibilities:
* Promoting a culture of safety within the team, ensuring compliance with safety procedures, and investigating any incidents.
* Leading and supervising a team of drivers during their assigned shift, including performance reviews, coaching, and addressing any issues.
* Optimising routes where needed, scheduling deliveries, and ensuring timely departures to meet customer deadlines.
* Monitoring driver hours, vehicle maintenance, and adherence to relevant transport regulations (e.g., Driver Working Time Directives).
* Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) such as delivery times, vehicle utilisation, and fuel consumption to identify areas for improvement.
* Plan, manage and control labour usage to achieve budget productivity levels and financial spend.
* Manage the holiday calendar, process holiday requests and ensure driver resource levels match customer volume requirements.
* Responding to unexpected situations like traffic delays, vehicle breakdowns, or customer issues, making necessary adjustments to maintain service levels.
* Maintaining clear communication with drivers, clerks, customers, and other departments regarding updates and potential issues.
* Preparing shift reports detailing operational performance, highlighting any critical issues, and proposing solutions.
Required skills and qualifications:
* Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership qualities: The ability to motivate and manage a large team.
* Logistics knowledge: Thorough understanding of transport operations, including route planning, vehicle management, and industry regulations.
* Communication skills: Excellent verbal and written communication to interact with drivers, customers, and other stakeholders.
* Decision-making skills: Ability to make quick and informed decisions under pressure.
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