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Transport Team Manager - Night Shift
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Transport Team Manager - Night Shift - Plymouth
£35,000 - £43,000 per annum - inclusive of shift premiums, plus great benefits
Full-time, 39 hours per week. Permanent
Night Shift - 10pm to 6am, 5 over 7 days (including weekends)
The Co-op, Plymouth LSC, Newnham Ind Est, Bell Close, Plympton, PL7 4JH
Please check you can reliably commute to the warehouse before applying
We’re looking for a Transport Team Manager to join our depot in Plymouth.
In this role you’ll be responsible for leading a team of drivers to make sure that our products are despatched from the depot and are delivered on time, safely and securely. You’ll inspire, coach and lead your team to meet a variety of performance measures and mentoring your team to perform at their best at all time.
What you’ll do:
- lead a team of drivers
- work towards critical success transport measures
- mentor, engage and develop your team to be high performing at all times
- conduct performance reviews and manage performance for your team
- manage sickness and absence
- review and log driver infringements
- manage driver tachographs
- engage and build positive working relationships with various internal and external partners
What you'll bring:
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- previously managed a team, preferably from a logistics or FMCG background
- the ability to work at pace and accuracy
- a great track record of reaching and exceeding critical performance measures
- an understanding and have relevant knowledge of transport compliance
- great planning skills and able to organise your own and teams workload
- an understanding of how poor service can impact stores and customers
- strong and confident communication skills
- excellent IT skills
Why Co-op?
At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:
- Competitive salary
- Holidays starting from 31 days per year (including bank holidays)
- 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
- Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
- Free eye tests every 2 years
- On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking
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We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.
We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.
Learn more about our recruitment process at Your Co-op Application Journey and our inclusion commitments at Diversity and inclusion at Co-op
We welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and military families. We’re proud to support meaningful careers, not just jobs, for those with Armed Forces experience and their partners.
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