Transport Shift Manager

Responsibilities

Job Title: Transport Shift Manager

Location: Heywood

Full-time: Permanent

Salary: £39,721.92 - £49,652.40

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for logistics and team management? Join us as a Transport Shift Manager and take charge of our operations, ensuring smooth and efficient transport processes. If you're ready to make a significant impact, lead a dedicated team, and drive operational success, don’t miss out apply today!

About Us: About Us: At Martin Brower, we are dedicated to sustainability, continuous improvement, and valuing our people. As a global leader in supply chain solutions, we support some of the world's largest restaurant chains by delivering food, beverages, and products with a focus on innovation and environmental responsibility.

Position Summary: Plan and manage a team of drivers, shunters and clerks, to achieve daily work load to pre-determined productivity and service level targets. Ensure total compliance to all legislation appertaining to health & safety, employment law, EU and company hygiene standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish clear & documented handovers from your shift. Clearly understand issues and achievements from your shift, with productivity/accuracy/issues documented.
• To consistently deliver an accuracy level for all customers by managing the drivers.
• Ensure that staff are trained and competent to carry out tasks assigned to them and manage under performance.
• Ensure our drivers are ambassadors for the company and are suitably attired and presentable to both customers and the public.
• Ensure all assessments / appraisals are carried out on all staff on a six-monthly basis.
• Plan, manage and control labour usage to achieve budget productivity levels and financial spend.
• Shift preparation planning for future shifts, with reference to forecast/actual volumes, holidays and any long-term absence.
• Carry out any reasonable request as directed by Contract Operations Manager
• Evaluate actual journey duration versus plan and implement improvement.
• Manage absence through the set procedures i.e., RTW interviews.
• Action or plan any disciplinary/grievance issues according to the set time frames.
• Ensure complete compliance with all transport legislation and the Working Time Directive legislation.
• Ownership, accuracy and timely completion of all operational data, which can be audited and verified.
  
  

Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Experience of scheduling systems (Paragon) preferable
• AS400/ JD EDWARDS
• Aware of all current and pending industry legislation and developments
• CPC preferred but not essential
• Good level of computer literacy including Microsoft Office
• People management and problem solving
  
  

At Martin Brower UK and Ireland, our commitment to our employees is unwavering. We believe in fostering a people-first culture where every individual is valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. We prioritise creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard, respected, and valued. From our leadership team to our frontline workers, we're dedicated to ensuring that each person feels appreciated and empowered to bring their best selves to work every day.

Apply Today: Take the next step in your career and join us in making a difference. Apply now and be part of our mission to make it easier to run great restaurants.