Transport Shift Manager

Ready to take the wheel of a fast-paced transport operation? As our Transport Shift Manager, you'll lead from the front, keeping drivers engaged, deliveries moving, and customers happy.

From ensuring vehicles leave on time and every time, to championing safety, compliance and team performance, you'll be at the heart of the action. If you thrive on solving problems, motivating people and making things happen, this is your chance to drive operational success and make a real impact every single day. As our Transport Shift Manager, you’ll be joining our fast paced operation in Bellshill (ML4 3NP) for our customer Wickes.

This is a full time, permanent opportunity working Monday to Friday 04:00 am to 12.00 pm (some flexibility required for earlier starts or later finishes adhoc).

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £34,000 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead by example on safety, championing Health & Safety standards and creating a culture where safe working is everyone's priority
• Build and inspire a high-performing team, motivating drivers and colleagues to deliver exceptional results while maintaining strong morale and engagement
• Keep the operation moving, ensuring deliveries are on time, customer expectations are exceeded, and weekly transport plans are delivered successfully
• Manage driver performance and attendance, using telematics and operational data to drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement
• Own transport compliance, ensuring driver regulations, company procedures and audit requirements are met with confidence and accuracy

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience leading teams in a transport environment, with the confidence to manage people, performance and day-to-day operations
• Strong knowledge of transport compliance and driver regulations, ensuring legal requirements are met and standards never slip
• Calm under pressure and skilled at problem-solving, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-moving, commercial operation
• A natural relationship-builder, capable of earning the trust and respect of drivers, colleagues and customers through professionalism, integrity and great communication

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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