Transport Supervisor

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced Transport Supervisor to join a successful, well-established and market-leading business on a full time, permanent basis at their Harlow site. This is a Mon to Fri days position (general start time between 8am and 10am). Whilst you may not know the company products and services, each day they work with businesses that impact the lives of millions of people in the UK.

The business is ambitious, and with plans to grow in the UK service industry they have an unrelenting desire to become an employer of choice. It is a meritocracy, and they promote and reward individuals who deliver against objectives and show great performance. Ambition and enthusiasm are key traits of their employees who live the values of respect, integrity, exemplarity and responsibility.

Directly reporting into the Depot Manager, you will work within a small transport team and provide essential support in ensuring that legislative requirements are adhere to, that drivers' hours are fully compliant and that relevant data regarding transport checks, defect reporting, servicing and MOT's as well as H&S legislation is complied with. You will possess strong administrative skills and work with attention to detail to ensure that fleet records are maintained to a very high standard.

You will liaise daily with your driving and transport team, debrief and support wherever possible to ensure that the operation runs smoothly as a legally compliant and cost-effective logistics department. You will deputise for the Depot Manager when required, and in the event of driver absence (or to over holiday periods) you will provide relief cover, as such an HGV 2 licence is an advantage.

Continuous improvement will play a key part and you should be prepared to challenge the status quo to suggest ways in which the department, and success of the team can be made more efficient. Your input with regards to creative solutions to problems will be encouraged. You will also ensure that route optimisation is achieved to ensure profitability and that the use of agency drivers is kept to a minimum.

You will also make certain that corrective actions are investigated, analysed and actioned. CPC would be an advantage, but the client will support those candidates financially to take this as part of their commitment to professional development if you do not currently have it. Some degree of flexibility may be required to cover the earlier shift if needed for cover during annual leave / sickness etc The business is innovative, successful and financially secure and can provide a platform for career development into more senior logistics and operational management roles.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.