Transport Supervisor (Nights)

Role Overview Our continued success has opened an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Transport Supervisor to join our successful team based in Northampton on our customer site. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic individuals who will play a key role in the strategic growth and development plans of the contract. This is a national role that supports the regional management team to succeed daily and therefore some cover for the Regional Operations Managers will be required. The role is predominately night shift work, including weekend and occasional day work, it is therefore essential that you are flexible in your approach. Occassional travel to other site - Portbury, Southampton, Cardiff. Base location is Northampton. Who are we? Wincanton is a leading third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. With over 17,000 colleagues across more than 200 sites and a 3,400 strong fleet of vehicles, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do, and our mission is “to make our customers business’s better, every day.” How will you contribute? Proactively manage and motivate drivers based on site and off site, to achieve planned targets and deadlines and resolve any issues daily Ensure daily briefings and debriefs of driving team members communicating planned requirements providing information on performance, company news and procedures Ensure absences, sickness and holidays are covered with trained agency personnel Work closely with the Regional Operations Managers to ensure that ensure colleagues and agencies are trained in Company procedures, policies and Health & Safety Carry out return to work interviews, monitor and escalate persistent absences in line with company policy Promote and record near miss reporting in order to support a Health and Safety culture Ensure the contract complies with the Road Traffic Act Manage fleet to ensure that this complies with O Licence requirements Ensure accurate and efficient issue of delivery documents via the customers system Ensuring effective collation of statistical information for various reports Management of tachograph records, purchasing and vehicle downloads Ensuring the correct management of drivers’ hours, working time directives and monitoring of reference period averages Close liaison with the customer, stores and other managers on the Contract Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required for the effective operation of the contract What will you bring? Previous transport experience is essential Knowledge of transport legislation Supervisory or management experience Must have a flexible approach to working hours Must display attention to detail due to nature of work Must be self-motivated with a can-do approach Good team player but also needs to be able to work on own initiative Excellent communicator at all levels Previous experience using Microsoft office, Excel, is essential An understanding of drivers Working Time Directive and EU Regulations is desirable but not essential. What do we offer? We really value our people and offer a friendly, safety first working environment and a competitive salary along with other benefits including; company pension scheme, 25 days hols bank hols with the option to buy more, share incentive plan, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits online discount platform, onsite parking, onsite canteen much more Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment. Apply Now If you feel that you have what it takes to support Wincanton in delivering the best service, we would love to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and uploading your CV. We are a fast-moving organisation so we may not always wait until the closing date to review applications. As a result, you should submit your CV as soon as possible Note to recruitment agencies: we prefer to recruit direct, but we do have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need a helping hand. We’ll be in touch if we need you. By applying you agree to Wincanton’s terms of use, click here to review https://careers.wincanton.co.uk/terms.html