Transport Team Leader

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Our Rugby site have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Team Leader to join our team on a full time permanent basis.
As a Transport Team Leader you will be responsible for the supervision of the Transport Operations Team and the driver team, including the daily planning of company and third-party resources, ensuring that all vehicles and drivers get clear precise instructions and are fully utilised.
Shift: Sunday - Thursday nights, 16:00pm-06:00am
Salary: £33,000
Key Duties of Transport Team Leader:
To allocate both drivers and vehicles to loads in the most efficient way, taking into account holidays and sickness, drivers hours and WTD regulations.
Planning driver start times to meet the sites despatch KPI.
Proactively communicate with third party hauliers to ensure collection times are adhered to from site.
Liaising with the shunting operation covering pre loading and unloading operation.
Maintaining clear and effective communication with drivers, communicating accurate start times, load information, directions.
Ensure orders are despatched and delivered in the right condition in line with customer specifications.
Communicate with the collection or delivery points to advise of any delays.
Ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.
Allocate equipment to meet maintenance / service intervals as instructed by the maintenance planner.
Adhere to the business Health & Safety policy, ensuring that all accidents are reported.

Job requirements

What you'll need ...
Transport experience in FMCG environment.
Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information.
The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
Able to work as part of a team or individually.
Knowledge & experience of tachograph / driving rules and regulations.
CPC National desirable but not essential.
Attention to detail / accuracy.
Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages. xwzovoh
Effectively prioritise workload in order to meet set deadlines.