Company Description
As a Transport Team Leader, within a busy transport management team, you will be responsible for day to day operational activities within the transport department ensuring our customers receive best in class service from your team. As a line manager, you will be creating an engaged, motivated, performance-driven team with Greene King’s values at the core of everything we do.
Operationally, you will be managing a team of driver/dray crews, producing transport plans, line management and ensuring the Distribution Centre operates within its legislative and budgetary obligations.
But, this is an operational role with a twist, alongside the day to day, you will be involved in challenging the status quo by proposing new ways of working, looking at new technologies and bringing in fresh and innovative ideas to help our transport operation keep pace with our ever-changing industry.
Additional Information
We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…
You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:
1. The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
2. Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
3. Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
4. Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
5. Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
6. Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
7. Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…
Job Description
Your role as Transport Team Lead
8. Line management responsibility
9. Strategically deploy resource to ensure maximum service levels adherence with minimal cost impact
10. Ensure company procedures are adhered to at all times
11. Ensure formal personal development reviews are undertaken with regular 1-1 meetings, creating and reviewing
12. development plans.
13. Develop a culture of respect, high motivation and high performance within the transport team
14. Ensure employee performance is managed utilising all business tools available
15. Accident management, including remedial actions conducted
16. Professional standards maintained across team and equipment (uniforms, cleanliness of vehicles etc)
17. Implement Employee Engagement activities to increase employee satisfaction
18. Delivering performance to meet operational Key Performance Indicators for service, quality, health, safety and
19. environment
20. Ensure customer expectations are met at all times
21. Support the Transport Manager with forward planning, inputting into the plan and execution of any transport related
22. projects
23. Ensure compliance with working time and drivers hours regulations
24. Ensure tachograph information is managed in line with relevant regulations
25. Contribute to budgeting process including input into and adherence to transport budget
What you’ll bring…
26. Target and performance driven, focused on delivering results
27. Experienced people manager
28. Strong communication skills with the ability to interact at all
29. levels both internally and externally
30. Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
31. Proficient in Microsoft Office specifically Excel
32. Ability to lead, motivate and engage a multi-disciplined team
33. Able to make decisions in a fast paced environment
34. Drive, enthusiasm and a positive, flexible attitude
35. Resilient under pressure able to meet deadlines whilst
36. adapting quickly when confronted with unforeseen work
37. demands
38. Able to manage conflicting priorities
39. Excellent problem solving skills
40. Innovative, forward thinking and dynamic character
41. Understanding of current commercial vehicle legislation