Transport Team Manager - Nights

Transport Team Manager – Nights. Location: Bidfood Paddock Wood. Shift pattern: 5 out of 7 days, Sunday to Thursday. Shift times: To be confirmed. Contract: Permanent. Are you a great people manager who can motivate a team, build strong working relationships and keep a busy transport operation running safely and efficiently? As Transport Team Manager on nights, you'll lead a small team supporting some of our key customers, where every delivery needs to be accurate, reliable and on time. You'll keep safety, compliance and customer service at the heart of the shift, while supporting the team to meet its targets and deliver a reliable service.

Responsibilities

Leading, coaching and developing the night transport team; Allocating work fairly, taking account of team capability and drivers' legal hours; Making sure vehicles and equipment are checked, safe and ready for use; Monitoring vehicle defects, servicing, MOTs, vehicles off road, temperature checks and near misses; Managing attendance, performance, conduct and recruitment; Handling incidents and carrying out thorough investigations; Working with colleagues across the depot to resolve issues that could affect the operation; Communicating key information clearly and at the right time; Promoting safe working and making sure company policies and legal requirements are followed

Requirements

Great people manager who can motivate a team; build strong working relationships; keep a busy transport operation running safely and efficiently; cares about their people and the quality of service delivered

Benefits

25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy more; Pension scheme: contribute 4% and Bidfood will match it; after first year, contributions matched up to 6%; Life cover that you can increase; Confidential support and counselling; Health plan covering everyday medical costs for you and your family, plus access to a digital GP; Discounts on a range of high street brands, including cinema, technology, travel, fashion, food and drink; Access to up to 20% of your pay before payday; Opportunity to buy dental and critical illness cover