Transport Operations Supervisor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £33,000 i £35,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Monthly Courses for a variety of areas. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1BS |
| Cwmni: | Gregory Distribution Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | R005918_1749554659 |
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Transport Operations Supervisor
Location: Cullompton
About Us: Welcome to a company where innovation meets passion! We are dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that drives our success. Our team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and making a positive impact. We believe in fostering a dynamic work environment where every member can grow and excel. If you're looking for a place where your ideas are valued and your career can flourish, you've found it!
Job Description: We are looking for an enthusiastic Transport Operations Supervisor to join our team in the Pallet Network in Cullompton. You will be responsible for leading the coordination of the pallet network depot, ensuring health and safety is the forefront for all staff and a smooth running of the operation.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will lead the coordination of the Pallet Network transport operations, providing direction and communications with the network operators and the driver team to ensure a smooth, efficient and proactive delivery performance.
- Ensure our people are our top priority, with health and safety is the forefront of all activities.
- Ensuring all vehicles have been dispatched on time from the depot.
- Provide leadership and supervision of day to day Pallet Network, including toolbox talks, driver debriefs and team briefings.
- Work collaboratively with the wider pallet network team to provide excellent service performance for our customers and the pallet networks.
- Oversite of route planning for all vehicles, to ensure that all vehicles and drivers under your supervision are routed effectively to always maximise their utilisation, maintaining service levels to customer and GDL requirements, whilst keeping control over associated costs.
- To ensure that vehicles, drivers and trailers are operating in adherence to all statutory obligations regarding Law and Health & Safety, ensuring 100% compliance is maintained.
- To ensure that GDL and customers' paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- To ensure all pallet network systems and service obligations are met daily.
- To ensure our customers delivery and collection are met on time.
- To ensure that industrial relations are maintained and that local disputes are dealt with quickly and, where out of your control, ensure that your Senior Manager is aware of the situation.
- Be responsible for the first level of disciplinary procedures to be taken against one of the staff under your supervision.
- To monitor and react to any skills gaps that might occur within the team.
- To answer the telephone in a courteous manner, dealing quickly with questions that are raised either by the customer or Senior GDL Management.
- Maintain good working relationships with, and between, drivers and customers to ensure that any problems arising are handled amicably and through correct channels.
- Assist in the recruitment of drivers, ensuring that they are properly inducted and trained in operating procedures.
Required Experience:
- This would be a great opportunity for a transport operator/planner looking to progress their career within the Gregory group.
- Transport Operations experience (multi drop)
- Pallet Network experience would be of benefit.
- Experience with transport compliance
- Experience with health and safety.
Why Join Gregory Distribution Ltd?
- Competitive Salary: £33,000pa to £35,000pa, depending on experience.
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30hrs to 17:00hrs
- Training: Monthly Courses for a variety of areas.
- Benefits: Additional holiday purchasing scheme*, Retail discounts with Hapi*, Retail Trust Wellbeing Support*, and more.
- Career Growth: Explore opportunities for professional development within our expanding business.
- Company Benefits: Excellent holiday allowance. Life assurance, pension, and sickness scheme*.
- Extras: Christmas Savings Club*, Black Circle Tyre Discount*, Free Uniform and paid Volunteer Day.
- Wellbeing Support: Benefit from the Retail Trust Wellbeing Support* program.
- Team Environment: Be part of a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration.
How to Apply
If you have the drive to be the best and want to be part of a flourishing and ambitious company, apply now!
Please submit your application as soon as possible. Due to high volumes of applications, we reserve the right to close adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient application.
Eligibility: Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions. Proof of Right to Work will be required at the interview stage.
Contact Us: For any queries, please contact our Recruitment Team at . Our team is available Monday to Friday, 08:30hrs - 17:00hrs.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to recruit directly but have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need assistance. We'll be in touch if we need you.
*Subject to terms and conditions.