Menzies Distribution Solutions Ltd
Transport Supervisor
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Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited
Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited are currently looking for an experienced Transport Supervisor to join our busy based in the Larkhall. You will be responsible for developing and building efficient routes whilst maximising vehicle capacity, ensuring all work is distributed whilst complying with Transport Legislation, Health & Safety and customer service requirements. Ensuring that the Transport Planners deliver the customer's products on time and in full using the most cost effective means possible and best use of available resources including maximising the utilisation of Menzies Drivers in line with current driver hours and WTD legislation.
The Details
- Salary: £36,483.20 Per Annum / £17.54 Per Hour
- Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday Nights
- Hours: 22:00-06:00
- Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
- Holiday: 28 Days Holiday
- Pay: Monthly Pay
Key Duties and Accountabilities
- Daily control and execution of the transport plan and adapting as necessary
- Briefing and De-Briefing drivers to ensure deliveries are completed in a safe manner in accordance to Menzies standards.
- Actioning all driver and customer queries and responding in a professional manner.
- Awareness of vehicle earnings/efficiencies and understanding their significance
- Effective communication to drivers, customers and operations
- Ensuring all site compliance is adhered to
- Championing all transport systems and maintaining screen compliance
- Managing site Health and Safety procedures
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Key Experience and Qualifications
- People management skills
- Experience of working in a busy Transport office
- Knowledge of Drivers Hours, Tachograph and WTD legislation
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement.
- Strong negotiating skills
- Good standard of education
- IT literate
- Knowledge of Health & Safety
- Commercial understanding
- Knowledge of transport systems.
Technical Skills and Behavioural Competencies
- Leading and engaging people
- Develop self and others.
- Self starter who works on their own initiative.
- Team builder
- Ability to prioritise
- Team Player
- Good communication skills
- Lateral thinker
- Works well under pressure
- Able to develop relationships with others (both internal and external)
- Problem solving and decision making skills.
- People management skills
Benefits
- Time For You: Relax with 20 days of annual leave.
- Give Back: Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
- Appreciating You & Others: Celebrate special moments with Value Awards! Driver of the Year Awards, with 3 days paid leave for our finalists, including a fun filled day out for you and your partner and attendance to the awards ceremony with guest speakers.
- Your Future: Join our contributory workplace pension scheme for financial security.
- Exclusive Discounts: Through your Healthcare Cash Plan you will have access to a discount portal, where you can make savings on travel and hotels, cinema tickets, days out and much more. We also offer 20% off your mobile line rental at EE!
- Progression & Training: Unique Industry Training such as: LST, Moffett, Manual Handling, Double Decker & Load Security. Driver Assessor Training available by our Regional Driver Team. A paid day leave per year for your periodic CPC Training provided by us.
- Health & Wellness: Healthcare Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cash back on a range of healthcare products and services including dental, optical, chiropody, and specialist consultations, tests, and scans. In addition to this there is Virtual GP access, On-Demand Physio, Gym Discounts, Online Health Assessments & 24/7 Counselling.
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INCLUSION
Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.
We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
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