Transport Supervisor - Cullompton - £33,500 - £35,280 a year

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Pay
£33,500 - £35,280 a year
Job type
Full-time
 
Location
Cullompton
 
Benefits
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Company pension
Employee discount
Free parking
On-site parking
Referral programme
Store discount
 
Full job description
Transport Supervisor – Days

Cullompton Milk

Join Gregory Distribution as a Transport Supervisor for our busy Milk Operation in Cullompton. This role involves providing leadership and supervision for the day-to-day operations, with a particular emphasis on strong compliance support. You will also support operations in North Tawton when required.

The position of Transport Supervisor involves:

To ensure that all vehicles and drivers under your supervision are routed effectively to maximise their utilisation at all times, maintaining service levels to Customer and GDL requirements, whilst keeping control over associated costs.
To ensure that tankers operated from Cullompton are, at all times, presented in a clean and tidy condition.
To ensure that drivers under your control are, at all times, dressed in accordance with company guidelines.
Provide strong compliance support in the role, ensuring that all activities related to vehicles, drivers and trailers adhere to statutory obligations, legal requirements and Health and Safety.
To ensure that GDL and customers' paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
To ensure that industrial relations are maintained and that local disputes are dealt with quickly and, where out of your control, ensure that your Senior Manager is aware of the situation.
Be responsible for the first level of disciplinary procedures to be taken against one of the staff under your supervision.
To ensure that customer hygiene requirements are followed and achieved.
To answer the telephone in a courteous manner, dealing quickly with questions that are raised either by the customer or Senior GDL Management.
Maintain good working relationships with, and between, drivers and customers (including farmers) to ensure that any problems arising are handled amicably and through correct channels.
As required by Workshops, make vehicles and trailers available for service and repairs to meet our 'O' License requirements.
Assist in the recruitment of drivers, ensuring that they are properly inducted and trained in operating procedures.
Essential skills required for Transport Supervisor:

Leadership skills are essential as you will be managing a busy team.
Previous customer service experience essential, over the telephone and on email.
Attention to detail.
Ability to communicate at all levels.
Excellent organisational skills and prioritising workload.
Working to deadlines.
Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
Why Gregory Distribution?

Salary for Transport Supervisor between £33,500pa - £35,280pa, depending on experience.
Hours of work are: 06:00hrs – 18:00hrs, based on 4on 4off rota.
Additional holiday purchasing scheme*
Retail discounts with Hapi*
Retail Trust Wellbeing Support*
Opportunity to develop your career within an expanding business.
Excellent holiday allowance and company benefits.
Life assurance, pension and sickness scheme*
Christmas Savings Club*
Black Circle Tyre discount*
Leading industry qualifications*
Mobile phone discounts*
This vacancy is not entitled to the employee referral scheme.
Free Uniform.
Strong culture of teamwork.
So if you have the drive to be the best and want to be a part of a flourishing and ambitious company, apply now for this vacancy.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

The Gregory Group require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.

Interested applicants for the Transport Supervisor position should click the apply button below. For any queries in relation to the vacancy please call our Cullompton team on 0808 168 9048

External Website Applications: You will be redirected to the Gregory distribution Website where you can apply for this vacancy. You will be asked to complete a short application form and will receive email confirmation when it has been submitted.

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.

*Subject to terms and conditions

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £33,500.00-£35,280.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Store discount
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: R004239