Part of the Culina Group, Great Bear is the flexible, agile ambient 3PL alternative. Great Bear is a key player in ambient 3PL with an extensive depot network and some brand new, state of the art facilities. 

As a Transport Shift Manager, you will oversee a team of 15-20 drivers and office staff. You will be responsible for the 24/7 transport operations and supporting the Transport Manager in ensuring that costs are controlled in line with budget / forecast expectations. 

You will need to be methodical and be able to think on your feet as this is a fast paced role. 

Shifts: 4 on, 4 off 18:00-06:00

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage the Depot Transport staff to execute Traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels
• Reduce non contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports, monitoring of defects being raised.
• Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the Planning Team to plan the resource
• Manage the resourcing for the site through effective planning of both core drivers and shift patterns through to daily and weekly resourcing of agency drivers
• Manage holiday allocations of drivers ensuring there is enough resource to meet with customer requirements
• Motivate and develop the team through engagement, training and personal development plans
• Ensure all staff are fully trained and have the correct equipment
• Manage any incidents and accidents and follow the process through investigations and raise through evotix
• Be responsible for Kronos monitoring and approving drivers clocking on and off shift
• Ensure that the Transport team and drivers comply with all relevant regulations and site procedures
• Ensure annual MOTs and service intervals on all fleet equipment are carried out on time and the relevant paperwork is obtained
• Attend Monthly Customer review meetings in the absence of the Transport Manager
• Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business
• Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement
• Ensure a secure and safe environment for staff, both in your department and across the wider business
• Manage and carry out monthly site audit ensuring that all processes are being followed in line with Culina Group policy

• Good commercial knowledge of transport operations including experience of operating in a closed book, shared user environment
• Previous supervisory experience within a busy transport environment
• Planning and organising skills with a high level of numeracy
• Excellent negotiating skills with the ability to influence and steer
• Leadership and motivational qualities and proven experience of building a team
• An effective communicator at all levels, good verbal and written skills
• Personal motivation and confidence resulting in a positive impact
• Genuine team player, a firm and confident manager who is skilled at setting clear objectives and motivating their team
• Highly tolerant of change – able to work within an evolving organisation
• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive changes in the business
• Able to thrive in a highly competitive and demanding environment
• Commercially focused, consumer orientated and customer service driven
• Problem solving in a pressurised environment
• National and International CPC qualification – desirable
• Attend Culina group training courses to gain knowledge and experience

What you get in return:

• Competitive basic salary
• Competitive Holidays
• Bonus
• Private Health Care
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Retail discounts