Transport Manager

| Competitive

Employer: LWC Drinks
Sector/Specialism: Warehouse & Distribution

Objectives of the job:
Managing the day to day running of the transport operation.
To monitor and optimise the quality, cost and efficiency of the movement of finished goods
Responsible for the line management of the transportation staff
Ensuring that all delivery requirements for the depot are successfully met

Main Duties:
Ensuring depot maintains legal compliance for all transport operations
Maintaining the condition of the delivery vehicles and equipment
Ensuring necessary repairs are made in a timely fashion
Ensuring accurate maintainance of records for vehicle service/repairs.
Engagement and review with suppliers to ensure continuity of service for transport operations.
Responsible for the line management of the transportation staff
Responsible for monitoring tachograph records
Analysis of data to monitor performance and plan improvements.
Implementing and Enforcing health and safety policies and procedures.
Overseeing the recruitment of new staff, including interviews, training and inductions.
Ensuring adequate staff levels to cover for absences and peaks in workload.
Delegating work to staff and managing their workload and output.
Promoting staff development, training and disciplinary matters.
Administration of holiday requests and absence monitoring.
Coordinating and controlling the daily delivery schedule
Ensuring service levels are communicated and maintained throughout team
Regular review and update where necessary of service charter

Additional Duties:
Support the whole depot management team to ensure delivery of depot targets.

Key Skills:
Use of Microsoft Office eg.Excel for spreadsheets and records
Full use of ‘Trinity’ system and Cyberquery
Good team work skills
Good Management and communication skills
Good specialist knowledge of the drinks industry and warehousing policies and procedures