Transport Shift Manager

**Company Description**

Following several years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £1.1 billion turnover business, employing over 11,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 2500 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 65 depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than650 + clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

You will be responsible for the 24/7 Transport operations, managing the Transport team and supporting the Transport Operations Manager in ensuring that costs are controlled in line with budget / forecast expectations.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Manage the Depot Transport staff to execute Traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels
- Reduce non contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports, monitoring of defects being raised.
- Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the Planning Team to plan the resource
- Manage the resourcing for the site through effective planning of both core drivers and shift patterns through to daily and weekly resourcing of agency drivers
- Manage holiday allocations of drivers ensuring there is enough resource to meet with customer requirements
- Motivate and develop the team through engagement, training and personal development plans
- Ensure all staff are fully trained and have the correct equipment
- Manage any incidents and accidents and follow the process through investigations and the EOA system
- Be responsible for Kronos monitoring and approving drivers clocking on and off shift
- Ensure that the Transport team and drivers comply with all relevant regulations and site procedures
- Ensure annual MOTs and service intervals on all fleet equipment are carried out on time and the relevant paperwork is obtained
- Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business
- Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement
- Ensure a secure and safe environment for staff, both in your department and across the wider business
- Manage and carry out monthly site audit ensuring that all processes are being followed in line with Culina Group policy

**Qualifications**
- Good commercial knowledge of transport operations including experience of operating in a shared user environment
- Previous supervisory experience within a busy transport environment
- Planning and organising skills with a high level of numeracy
- Excellent negotiating skills with the ability to influence and steer
- Leadership and motivational qualities and proven experience of building a team
- An effective communicator at all levels, good verbal and written skills
- Personal motivation and confidence resulting in a positive impact
- Genuine team player, a firm and confident manager who is skilled at setting clear objectives and motivating their team
- Highly tolerant of change - able to work within an evolving organisation
- Ability to challenge the status quo and drive changes in the business
- Able to thrive in a highly competitive and demanding environment
- Commercially focused, consumer orientated and customer service driven
- Problem solving in a pressurised environment
- National and International CPC qualification - desirable
- Attend Culina group training courses to gain knowledge and experience

**Additional Information**

What you get in return:

- Competitive basic salary
- Competitive holidays
- Company Bonus
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension Scheme
- Retail discounts

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a personable and growing business with plenty of opportunities and a great team.