Transport Team Leader

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: - To allocate both drivers and vehicles to loads in the most efficient way, taking into account holidays and sickness, drivers hours and WTD regulations. - Planning driver start times to meet the sites despatch KPI. - Proactively communicate with third party hauliers to ensure collection times are adhered to from site. - Liaising with the shunting operation covering pre loading and unloading operation. - Maintaining 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. - Ensuring 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. - 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.