Transport Supervisor 

Menzies Distribution are currently looking for an experienced Transport Supervisor to join our busy team based in Wednesbury. You will be responsible for ensuring that all work is distributed whilst complying with Transport Legislation, Health & Safety and customer service requirements.

What You Really Want To Know:

• Salary: £35K / £16.83 (Depending on experience) 
• Location: Wednesbury, WS10 7DE
• Pattern: Mon - Fri Days
• Hours: 06:00 - 15:00
• Monthly Pay
• Holiday Allowance: 28 Days including Bank Holidays
• Parking Onsite

Transport Supervisor Duties: 

• Ensure that all deliveries are executed in line with plan provided by the Regional Planning Centre
• Control and execution of the Day and Night Plan
• Pre-Brief all drivers to ensure they fully understand the day’s work and what is required of them
• Supervise the De-Briefing all drivers to ensure they have completed all required work and any issues challenged have been dealt with
• Manage the day to day operation, resolving issues as they arise through the shift and amending the plan to suit when issues arise to ensure we maintain acceptable customer service levels.
• Minimise/Maximum impact on vehicle earnings to ensure we still hit budgeted vehicle earnings
• Weekend work may be required from time to time to help cover holidays with either shift swap or overtime
• A face-to-face handover is required to be completed each side of your shift
• Communicating issues as they arise to relevant stake holders
• Adhering to and controlling Transport related Compliance
• Be able to maintain TMS system compliance
• Conducting investigations and return to work interviews etc as required.
• TMS load creation and TMS system allocation
• Source local agency drivers as and when required (in conjunction with our PSL)
• Source local sub-contractors as and when required
• Co-ordinate and build key KPI reports for customer
• Ensure accurate trailer checks are completed and sent
• Ensure that site teams are aware that the loads meet safety standards
• All other transport office related duties including POD control and scanning

Transport Supervisor Requirements:

• ‘Right To Work’ in the UK
• Experience of working in a busy Transport office
• Knowledge of Drivers Hours, Tachograph and WTD legislation
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement
• Strong negotiating skills
• Good standard of education
• IT literate
• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Commercial understanding
• Knowledge of transport systems

Transport Supervisor Additional Benefits:

• Uniform & PPE provided
• Cycle 2 Work
• Pension Scheme
• Training opportunities and development plan

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.  

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Contact information

Julie Stevenson