Transport Team Leader (Nights) (12mth FTC)

Do you enjoy working as part of a team and are looking for a role that will truly contribute towards your development? Are you an experienced senior Warehouse Operative looking for your next step? Perhaps you’re already acting in a supervisory role but want a new challenge!

We’re looking for a Transport Team Leader, to be based at our Greene King site in Greenford, London where you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective running of the shift in our transport operation.

This is a full-time, 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave, you’ll be on the late/night shift, working 5 days from 7, Sunday to Friday between the hours of 16:00 and 00:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a base salary of £29,775.24 per annum, inclusive of shift premium. In addition, we offer 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Support with all required tasks to meet Health & Safety and Operators license compliance, including managing and driving a good Health and Safety reporting culture
• Complete regular team meetings, 121’s and ensure personal development plans are in place, as well as ensuring continuous development and control of Admin and Drivers performance
• Liaise with the Planning Team to ensure effective planning and utilisation of the fleet, and the effective and timely Kick-Out and de-briefing of all drivers
• Manage and maintain the vehicles and equipment, ensuring any defects are completed in a timely manner, as well as ensuring admin tasks of the fleets MOT, servicing, defect process and that all repairs are completed in a timely manner

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in leading a team within a fast-paced operation of FMCG, automation and multichannel
• A working knowledge of both Transport and warehousing would be desirable
• Good working knowledge of current health & safety and compliance legislation
• Previous experience working within a temperature-controlled environment would be an advantage
• Deliver and support continuous improvement projects to successful implementation

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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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