Operations Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to join a company that encourages development within a pleasant, employee friendly environment.

Shift pattern will be Monday-Friday 10am-8pm.

The role
As a Operations Manager you will be responsible for a small transport office and warehouse team and a fleet of up to 26 vehicles & drivers. Your main task will be to ensure that our customers’ pallets are both delivered and collected to schedule.
Your key duties will include:
• Organising your office team and fleet of vehicles to ensure performance levels are achieved.
• Ensuring the transport operation runs safely and is compliant with all relevant regulations.
• Ensuring all relevant HS&E policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Responsibility for dealing with customer queries and complaints ensuring all queries are dealt with in a timely manner, resolved to a mutual satisfaction and reported correctly with support from your line manager.
• Achieving compliance with internal company procedures.

What you’ll need
• Proven track record of supervisory /management experience in a Transport or Distribution role within a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of relevant transport legislation, including tachographs and Working Time Directive (WTD).
• Previous experience of transport planning / scheduling.
• Excellent people management and leadership skills
• National CPC is desirable, although not essential.

The company
At Freightroute, we are a family owned major player in the Express Pallet Distribution sector, processing up to 3500 pallets per night within their own network of ten depots. To further build on last year’s successful growth we are now looking to recruit an Operations Manager to join their depot in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

So if you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click ‘apply’. You will receive an email shortly after your application which you will need to read.

No agencies please.

You must be eligible to work in the UK. FFR are an employment agency and operate as an equal opportunities employer.

People who may be interested in this role include: Depot Manager, Transport Manager, CPC Holder, Distribution, Supervisor, Team Leader,