Carr's Flour Mills Limited
Transport Operations Supervisor
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Logistics Manager - Kirkcaldy
You will be responsible for overseeing the logistics function and the day-to-day transport activities at our Kirkcaldy site, ensuring the fleet is operated and maintained in full compliance with our O-Licence obligations. This role involves effective planning and allocation of loads, making sure the correct products reach the correct customers on time. You will also work collaboratively with the Transport Operations Manager, Fleet Compliance Manager, and Driver Trainer to support safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
Location: Kirkcaldy
Salary: Competitive
Benefits:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Company sick pay
- Life insurance
- Health cash plans
- Family friendly policies
- EV/ULEV car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Hours: The shift pattern for this role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Additional hours may be required to meet the needs of the business.
The Role
- Overall responsibility for the day to day running of the Transport operation on site.
- In conjunction with the Transport Operations Manager, control spend against budget.
- Ensuring the operation meets its performance and safety targets, monitoring it and reporting to Senior Management.
- O Licence responsibility.
- Ensuring that all operations are carried out in accordance with UK and European Union laws and regulations, particularly relating to Health and Safety.
- Lead by example and promote positivity and professionalism throughout your team.
- Maintaining high levels of service performance.
- Oversee planning and fleet utilisation to ensure customer requirements are met and orders fulfilled. Allocating resource to planned requirements ensuring effective equipment utilisation.
- Ensuring that driver holidays, paperwork and overtime requests are processed and organised.
- Driving best practice, team development and effective communication.
- Coaching and leading the team to maintain motivation and engagement.
- Managing your people’s performance in line with Company policies and procedures.
- Identifying areas for improvement and delivering results.
- Improving operational efficiencies and driving change.
- Managing relationships with suppliers.
- Work closely with the Fleet Compliance Manager to ensure high standards of vehicle presentation are maintained.
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About You
- Proven experience in a similar transport or logistics supervisory role.
- Hold a CPC National Certificate.
- Strong decision-making abilities with excellent prioritisation skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills.
- Confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- A flexible, proactive attitude with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Demonstrated motivational, team-building, and leadership capabilities.
- Results-driven, with a commitment to continuous improvement.
Desirable
- IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
- Experience working within a unionised environment.
- Previous experience in bulk tanker operations.
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About Us
We manufacture a wide range of flours in some of the most technically advanced mills in the world which ensures the highest level of food safety and brand protection for our customers. We have built our reputation as a world class miller and market leader by establishing close working relationships with our customers. We hold ourselves to uncompromised ethical and legal standards and are proud that our customers and suppliers endorse our reputation for innovation, consistency and partnership.
Our Values
At Whitworth Food Group, our values guide how we work, support one another, and deliver for our customers and communities:
- Innovation - We are focused on using new technology and smarter ways of working to deliver customers the best value, healthy foods.
- Excellence - We are obsessed about quality, efficiency, safety and service to deliver market leading solutions for our customers.
- Ambition - We are determined to constantly improve all parts of our business to deliver long term growth.
- Togetherness - We are always better working together as a team. We support each other, our customers, our suppliers and our communities to succeed.
Our employees demonstrate these values through their day-to-day work, behaviours and decision-making.
Ready to be part of something bigger?
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Carr’s Flour Mills Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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