GXO Logistics, Inc.
Driver Trainer (Nights)
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About the Role
Ready to take the lead in developing a team of professional drivers and play a key role in keeping a major UK supply chain safe, compliant, and performing at its best? Could you use your driver training expertise to coach, inspire, and elevate driving standards across a fast-paced, nationally recognised logistics operation?
Here at GXO, we have an opportunity to join us as Driver Training Manager, to join our Sherburn-in-Elmet team for our customer Sainsburys. You'll take the lead in developing and supporting our professional driving team, delivering training programmes, driving compliance, and promoting a strong safety culture. Working closely with Transport, Health & Safety, HR, and customer stakeholders, you'll play a key role in improving driver performance, maintaining operational standards, and ensuring regulatory excellence across a busy and dynamic logistics environment.
Job Details
This is a full-time, permanent position based on site in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Working Monday to Friday with start times flexing between 16:00 to 24:00 and 18:00 to 02:00 (flexibility required for business needs).
Pay, Benefits and More
- Salary: Up to £42,745.17 + Night Shift premium £3,000 per annum
- Annual Leave: 25 days (plus bank holidays)
- Benefits Package: Includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance, and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts!
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What You’ll Do
- Deliver engaging driver inductions, assessments, training, and Driver CPC programmes to develop and maintain a high-performing driving team
- Ensure full compliance with Drivers' Hours, Working Time Directive, DVSA regulations, and Operator Licence requirements
- Monitor driver performance, identify development opportunities, and provide coaching to continuously improve safety and operational standards
- Maintain accurate training and compliance records, produce performance KPIs, and support reporting requirements
- Partner with Transport, Health & Safety, HR, and customer teams to drive continuous improvement, investigate incidents, and implement corrective training solutions
What You Need to Succeed at GXO
- Proven experience delivering driver training within a transport or logistics environment
- Strong understanding of Driver CPC, Drivers' Hours, Working Time Regulations, and transport compliance requirements
- Full UK Category C+E driving licence, with excellent communication, coaching, and organisational skills
- Passionate about developing people, improving safety standards, and driving high performance
- Proactive, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement, with teaching, assessing, or Driver CPC Instructor qualifications desirable
About GXO
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.
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