Culina Group Limited
Transport Team Leader
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Company Description
Culina Logistics provides integrated supply chain services and expertise for food & drink products that require strict refrigerated temperatures.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!
Job Description
As a Transport Team Leader you will be responsible for the supervision of the Transport Operations Team and the driver team, including the daily planning of company and third-party resources, ensuring that all vehicles and drivers get clear precise instructions and are fully utilised.
Shift: Sunday To Thursday nights, 17:00-01:30
Salary: £37,724.20 per annum
Key Duties of Transport Team Leader:
- Allocate both drivers and vehicles to loads in the most efficient way, taking into account holidays and sickness, drivers hours and WTD regulations.
- Plan driver start times to meet the site's despatch KPI.
- Proactively communicate with third party hauliers to ensure collection times are adhered to from site.
- Liaise with the shunting operation covering pre loading and unloading operation.
- Maintain clear and effective communication with drivers, communicating accurate start times, load information, directions.
- Ensure orders are despatched and delivered in the right condition in line with customer specifications.
- Communicate with the collection or delivery points to advise of any delays.
- Ensure that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.
- Allocate equipment to meet maintenance / service intervals as instructed by the maintenance planner.
- Adhere to the business Health & Safety policy, ensuring that all accidents are reported.
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Qualifications
- Transport experience in FMCG environment.
- Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information.
- The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
- Able to work as part of a team or individually.
- Knowledge & experience of tachograph / driving rules and regulations.
- CPC National desirable but not essential.
- Attention to detail / accuracy.
- Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages.
- Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadlines.
Additional Information
As part of our drive to make Culina Logistics a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
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Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
- Annual Leave – 224 hours inclusive of the bank holidays.
- Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
- Life Assurance - 2 x your annual salary.
- Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
- Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
- Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
- Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!
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