Vacancy – Transport Shift Manager - Tewkesbury

About the role

The purpose of this role is to support the running of the Tewkesbury Depot during each shift. You will make sure the right drivers and vehicles are in the right place, safely, legally and on time. You will lead the shift team, keep the site safe and compliant, and look for ways to keep improving how we work.

What you will do:

• Running the transport office day to day: allocating drivers and vehicles to meet delivery and collection requirements, and updating the plan quickly when demand, absence or disruption changes things
• Dealing promptly with breakdowns, defects, delays and customer concerns, and finding practical solutions when plans change
• Keeping vehicles roadworthy through defect reporting, maintenance scheduling and managing suppliers and garages
• Taking responsibility for health and safety on your shift, including yard management, vehicle movements, risk assessments and incident investigations
• Working with drivers to reduce drivers’ hours and tachograph infringements, and keeping the transport management system accurate and compliant
• Supporting internal and external audits and making sure actions are completed on time
• Leading and engaging the driving team, including regular briefings, inductions, return-to-work interviews, absence reviews and investigations
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding, and keeping driver licences, CPC and training up to date

What you will need:

• Supervisory or management experience in a transport or logistics operation
• Strong working knowledge of UK transport compliance, drivers’ hours, tachograph and Working Time rules
• Confident people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management and engagement
• Strong planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using transport planning systems, and comfortable using KPI data to drive improvement
• Good Microsoft Office skills and clear written and verbal communication
• A safety-first mindset, integrity and a people-focused approach

Let us tell you some benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!