Transport Team Leader

Transport Team Lead – Wakefield

39.5 hours per week:
Monday to Friday 10am‑6pm, with one Saturday in every three working 6am‑1pm. Pay: £13.55 per hour.

• Coordinating, prioritising, and delegating transport activities.
• Managing staff hours, sickness, and holidays to ensure seamless operations.
• Motivating and developing staff to maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Checking, loading, and delivering customer orders on predetermined routes using Asset Tracking Devices.
• Ensuring products are transported under correct conditions, maintaining temperature, cleanliness, and security.
• Carrying out all required safety checks on your allocated vehicle and equipment.
• Standing and walking for the majority of the shift, lifting products up to 15kg, and bending, twisting, kneeling, and crouching as necessary.

• Full UK driving licence.
• Proven multi‑drop driving experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.

• 22 days pro‑rata paid annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Medicash – health cash programme for day‑to‑day healthcare costs such as eyecare or prescriptions.
• Trent Financial Wellbeing – flexible control of finances.
• Access to High Street discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Accredited Training Programmes available (education paid by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme).