Transport Supervisor

Job title:

Transport Supervisor

Company

XPO Logistics

Job description

Logistics done differently.How would you like to work for a company that can accelerate your career? Do you feel that sometimes you have more to give, but no room to progress?We are looking for a talented Transport Supervisor to join us on a full-time, permanent basis on our day shift in Coleshill. This role is responsible for managing the transport operation, ensuring customer requirements are met and company policies and procedures are followed.Pay, benefits and more:We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £35,000. We offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension and many other perks.What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Responsible for the day to day management of the transport team
• Supporting the Operations Manager in developing the contract
• Ensuring company procedures are being followed and customer service levels remain high.
• Support the Finance team in updating the Time and Attendance system and answer any queries
• Management for defects and deal with any queries
• Managing and supporting the drivers in their day to day roles
• Support the planning of the weekly workload and organising drivers and staff to ensure all runs are covered in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Liaising with VMU’s, production sites and the Planning Team in relation to any potential service issues or operational needs
• Producing daily reports on equipment failures, VOR’s, on-going issues and service levels
• Updating the day to day reports for all customers, ensuring any time deadlines for the reports are met at all times
• Any other duties deemed reasonable and appropriate

What you need to succeed at XPO:

• Essential: confidence in utilising Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Essential: strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and coach teams to ensure excellent performance
• Essential: Taking responsibility and demonstrating commitment and leading by example
• Essential: Key decision making
• Essential: Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships
• Essential: Support and encourage a good team working spirit and ensure that all stakeholders work effectively and communicate frequently to achieve the business objectives

• Essential: Experience supervising or managing a team in a complex transport and manufacturing environment

• Essential: working knowledge of Transport Legislation / WTD / Drivers hours

Be part of something big.We strive to create an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, where everyone feels welcomed, empowered and where you can bring your true self to work. You may not feel you tick all of the boxes we have written above, so even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description but you feel you have the skills needed, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team for an initial discussion. Your skills and passion set you apart and we welcome diverse people and perspectives at XPO. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds and identities. To empower you to do as well as possible during the recruitment process, if you require any changes or amendments to our application and interviews, please don’t hesitate to let us know.XPO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make XPO a great place to work.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Expected salary

£35000 per year

Location

England

Job date

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:37:14 GMT

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