Transport Shift Manager

We're looking for an experienced and people-focused Transport Shift Manager to join us on the night shift at our depot in Biggleswade.
Working closely with the Transport Operations Manager and other key partners, you'll manage all aspects of the transport operation on your shift, delivering a customer-first culture, including leading, developing and engaging a multi-skilled team of up to 180 colleagues.

What you'll do

• Take ownership and accountability for the operation of the shift, leading up to 4 team managers and up to 150 transport colleagues.


• Inspire, engage and coach your team to deliver a highly efficient transport service.


• Create an engaging culture of inclusivity, driven by continuous improvement across all areas of the operation.


• Monitor that your teams are consistently hitting targets; identifying and removing barriers to success.


• Develop and build positive relationships with a range of key business partners.


• Drive transport standards, ensure adherence to our procedures and policies and offer a supportive presence within the transport arena.


• Identify areas to improve processes within your team and the wider transport operation.


• Maintain a legally compliant transport operation, ensuring adherence to applicable legislation and regulation.
  
  Previous transport experience with a thorough understanding of transport legislation.


• Strong leadership skills and experience of managing a sizeable team, focusing on empowerment and performance management.


• A passion for supporting, engaging and developing others; you know how to get the best out of your colleagues.


• The ability to lead and deliver change in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong relationship management experience with the ability to communicate and collaborate with people at all levels.


• A strategic approach, always thinking about continuous improvements and ways of working.


• Strong transport operating systems knowledge and experience.


• Proven experience of building relationships and working within a unionised environment
  
  At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.


We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

£46,400 to £52,000 plus 25% shift premium, as well as excellent benefits (Work Level 5)
Night Shift (21:42 - 06:00) 5 days over 7
Biggleswade, SG18 8YY, If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:


• A bonus incentive scheme


• Private healthcare


• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays


• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions


• Coaching and training to support your career development


• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it


• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands