Driver Supervisor

Overview:
**The Role and Team**

**This role is fixed term for 9 months**

**This role is working 40 hours per week, any 5 in 6 days.**

We are looking to recruit a Driver Ssupervisor to be the first point of contact for the driving team and to work with the Retail Operations Manager to help restructure the rounds from a fortnightly to a weekly structure.

As a Driver Supervisor you’ll be responsible for the supervision of the Wiltshire Farm Foods delivery team. You will also be responsible for ensuring our fleet of vans remain on the road and well maintained. The efficiency of the rounds will also be your responsibility, ensuring that the round sequencing is well maintained, and help to plan new rounds as required.

**Who we are**

Wiltshire Farm Foods have been cooking and delivering delicious frozen meals for over 25 years

Part of the apetito group, an award winning leading food producer for the health and social care sector, providing delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care.

We’re proud to be a Living Wage employer and member of the Ethical Trading Initiative. We support British food and farming and operate a successful programme of waste reduction and resource efficiency across our whole business.

In addition to your salary you will receive a comprehensive training program, generous annual leave holiday entitlement, retail discounts, free turkey (or voucher) at Christmas and much more

£13.33 per hour + Benifits

**Responsibilities**:

- Ensure that the depot’s fleet of vehicles is operating at the highest efficiency and well maintained.
- Ensure that accurate stock levels are maintained and stored appropriately.
- Responsible for first line supervision of delivery drivers.
- Ensure that round sequencing is up to date and well maintained.
- Help to transition from a fortnightly to weekly round structure.
- Responsible for ensuring that all meals are delivered and accounted for in line with Company Delivery Procedures.
- Promote best practise health and safety ensuring all procedures are followed and staff are trained.
- Ensure that all company procedures are followed in completion of duties.
- Health and safety and ensuring all rounds are sufficiently resourced and on occasion completing deliveries personally.

Qualifications:
**Essential**:

- Proven experience in supervising a team successfully
- Have had to complete paperwork as part of current/previous role
- Able to provide excellent customer service
- Experience of fleet management
- Full Driving license with the entitlement to drive in the UK
- Good understanding of written & oral English
- Excellent communication skills on a 1-2-1 and team basis
- Able to motivate a team
- Can be relied upon
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Understanding of vehicle maintenance
- Able to route plan
- Approachable

**Desirable**:

- Working with the elderly/vulnerable
- Food Hygiene certificate
- Clean driving licence