Transport Supervisor- Nights
- Employer
- Greencore Group
- Location
- Smethwick
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 6 Feb 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Other Job Function
- Business Sector
- Other Business Sector
Job Details
Do you have a passion for Transport and are looking for the next step into management?
Based at our Smethwick depot, we are looking for a Transport Supervisor to plan and lead a our Night shift transport team. You will ensure we deliver the required products to customers/depots in a timely manner and we are consistently operating in a manner which ensure the quality and safety of food goods and compliance with legislative and Group standards
This role will work on a 4 days on, 4 days off basis.
Main responsibilitiesResponsibilities include but are not limited to
- Provide leadership and direction to the team to ensure that they are appropriately trained, operate to Group policy standards and shift performance is maximised
- Monitor operational practices to ensure that safety and compliance with the road traffic act are the critical priorities at all times
- Schedule and complete maintenance of the vehicle fleet to ensure compliance with the vehicle check and servicing practices, cleanliness, food safety requirements and leasing agreements
- Maintain close communication with Greencore sites and customers/depots to ensure that all parties are kept informed of any schedule or revised collection or delivery times
- Provide information and insight to inform the creation of the weekly route plans and associated drivers’ roster
- Monitor and adapt route and/or resource plans in response to any changes so that distribution service operates with maximum efficiency and effectiveness
- Supervise the loading of vehicles to ensure that it is in the correct order in alignment with the vehicle route.
The role holder must be self-motivated and highly professional with a fair, consistent and diplomatic approach.
- You must have the ability to work unsupervised, using their own initiative and determined in driving improvement.
- You will have experience working in a fast paced distribution/ logistics environment supervising a team of drivers.
- You will have basic computer literacy – able to utilise MS Office Suite for general recording and reporting
- You should be able to demonstrable experience of making safety a critical priority within the team
- Experience working with HHT would be beneficial.
Company
Greencore Group is a leading international manufacturer of convenience foods. Our ambition doesn't stop at being the world’s largest sandwich producer; we’re looking for passionate, talented people who can help us to drive our future success. People who innovate, create, lead and inspire. We set the bar high, and expect that our people do too.
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- Greencore Group
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