Transport Supervisor (Nights)
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Barnsley
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 15 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: Transport Supervisor (Nights)
Reports to: Planning Manager
Start date: TBC
Salary: GBP25K per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 18:00 - 06:00
Job Summary:
This is a 'hands on' role in a busy transport traffic office.
To supervise the entire transport night shift operation, support a team of 50+ drivers. To ensure service levels and key performance indicators are routinely maintained.
To communicate & liaise with both customers and internal colleagues in relation to delays or issues which may arise.
Accountability/Daily Tasks
- To supervise the night operations through effective communication with Transport, Groupage, Planning Managers, and when required the Operations Director.
- To complete operational shift handover including awareness of status report/current deployment of drivers
- Review and prepare driver plan and timed deliveries for next day and allocate vehicles to meet delivery requirements for the network activity and update information to all relevant parties
- Review movement requirements and make necessary arrangements for additional resource to meet any predicted shortfall.
- Closely liaise with warehouse as well as transport to assure a fluent loading of vehicles and ensuring all vehicle movements are on time.
- Make necessary arrangements for repair action to trailer or tractor units and ensuring fleet availability meets with operations requirements and escalating any risks/non-availability to the relevant Manager.
- Preparing and communicating a formal handover each night, providing a written report including status, service failure and resource availability
- To react quickly and use own initiative to any issues that occur throughout the shift, with immediate escalation to on call Manager when required.
- General administration - updating report, scanning/filing paperwork.
- Driver out-brief/debriefs and ensuring all issues from them are reported and actioned.
Qualifications & Experiences
- Supervisory experience
- PC literate
- Good communicator/excellent customer service
- Organised/methodical
- Ability to work within a deadline orientated Transport operation
- Self-motivated
- Ability to use initiative/Problem solving skills
- Must work well as a team
- Ability to operate Stirling Planning Software or similar transport information systems
If you are interested in this position please click apply today or call Jess at Talstaff Recruitment
Reports to: Planning Manager
Start date: TBC
Salary: GBP25K per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 18:00 - 06:00
Job Summary:
This is a 'hands on' role in a busy transport traffic office.
To supervise the entire transport night shift operation, support a team of 50+ drivers. To ensure service levels and key performance indicators are routinely maintained.
To communicate & liaise with both customers and internal colleagues in relation to delays or issues which may arise.
Accountability/Daily Tasks
- To supervise the night operations through effective communication with Transport, Groupage, Planning Managers, and when required the Operations Director.
- To complete operational shift handover including awareness of status report/current deployment of drivers
- Review and prepare driver plan and timed deliveries for next day and allocate vehicles to meet delivery requirements for the network activity and update information to all relevant parties
- Review movement requirements and make necessary arrangements for additional resource to meet any predicted shortfall.
- Closely liaise with warehouse as well as transport to assure a fluent loading of vehicles and ensuring all vehicle movements are on time.
- Make necessary arrangements for repair action to trailer or tractor units and ensuring fleet availability meets with operations requirements and escalating any risks/non-availability to the relevant Manager.
- Preparing and communicating a formal handover each night, providing a written report including status, service failure and resource availability
- To react quickly and use own initiative to any issues that occur throughout the shift, with immediate escalation to on call Manager when required.
- General administration - updating report, scanning/filing paperwork.
- Driver out-brief/debriefs and ensuring all issues from them are reported and actioned.
Qualifications & Experiences
- Supervisory experience
- PC literate
- Good communicator/excellent customer service
- Organised/methodical
- Ability to work within a deadline orientated Transport operation
- Self-motivated
- Ability to use initiative/Problem solving skills
- Must work well as a team
- Ability to operate Stirling Planning Software or similar transport information systems
If you are interested in this position please click apply today or call Jess at Talstaff Recruitment