Transport Team Leader
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 12.98 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 4BY |
| Company: | Phoenix Medical Supplies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | kal-PHOENIXHealthcareDistributionLimited-46063-67478-en |
Summary
Transport Team Lead
Wakefield
37.5 hours across Monday to Friday
£12.98
We’re looking for a Team Lead to come join our Wakefield Depot. In this role you will be the link between the supervisors and warehouse staff providing immediate hands-on leadership and supervision ensuring maximum effort and attention to detail in a safe and tidy environment.
The heart of the role
- Coordinating, prioritising, and delegating Transport activities.
- Management of staff hours, sickness, holidays to help ensure no detriment to operations.
- To motivate and develop staff to maximize productivity and efficiency.
- Check, load, and deliver customer orders on predetermined routes utilising Asset Tracking Devices.
- Ensure products are transported under correct conditions, maintaining temperature, cleanliness, and security.
- Carry out all required safety checks on your allocated vehicle and equipment.
In this role you will be required to stand and walk for the majority of your shift, as well as needing to be able to lift (products up to 15kg), bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.
What makes you tick
- Full Driving Licence, valid in the UK.
- Proven multi-drop driving experience.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
Our benefits
- 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
- Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
- iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
- Access to High Street discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received
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