Location: Hull HU12 8PP, UK
Salary: £13.62 P/H PAYE
Job Type: Full Time
Sector: Transport, Logistics & Driving
Sure Recruitment are currently hiring a Distribution Team Lead for our client based in Kingston Upon Hull.
This is an initial 3 month contract but may extend for the right candidate.
Job Type : Distribution Team Lead
Shift Pattern : 4 on 4 off, Working on rotation to cover days & nights.
Shift Times : Days – 0600 – 1800 & Nights – 1800 – 0600
Pay Rate : £13.62 P/H PAYE
This position is accountable for:
- Ensuring Company’s and Legislative Safety Standards and processes are complied with and maintained at all times on sites, and for personnel and vehicles that the position is responsible for.
- Ensuring O ‘Licence Compliance – to include Truck Maintenance, Net Defect Reporting, Tachograph Compliance and Record Keeping.
- Supervising the daily activities of all Drivers within remit.
- Managing and Planning the Holidays of all personnel under their Supervision and providing resource for holiday cover as well as liaising with Schedulers on Resource Availability for daily/weekly scheduling.
- Providing Support to investigate matters of a potential Disciplinary nature, and to provide note taking support in Disciplinary Hearings.
- Planning and Coordination of Vocational Training for drivers within the region – Driver CPC, ADR Training, HGV Refresher Training, Annual Driving Assessments and any other training, where required, for all personnel (in conjunction with the Driver Trainers).
- Driver coaching to ensure operational productivity and efficiency
- Providing suggestions on areas where productivity can be gained
- Controlling and Participating in Vehicle Accident Emergency Responses for the southwest region
- Providing Local Distribution Supervisor with Feedback on the out-of-hours activity of all sites as required.
- Providing a shift end summary of all activity to Regional Distribution Manager and Local Manager
- Participating in the maintaining of good Local Level Industrial Relations in conjunction with 24/7 distribution Supervisor, Regional Distribution Manager and HR
- Management and follow up of the Driver Observation Reports, Vehicle Reports, Site Observation Reports, Customer Complaints & Run Outs in conjunction with person responsible.
- Debriefing of infringements as they occur and as notified by Vision system
- Provide regular support by running outstanding infringement debriefs, and by reviewing videos from system which are received.
- Providing a “helpline” for all drivers across the country when local supervision is absent.
- Perform BSP activities for Hull-based drivers as required (TSOs, Housekeeping audits, etc.)
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of Distribution with working knowledge of Transport Legislation
- Experience in Supervising a team
- Experience of building relationships with Industrial Relations Representatives
- Transport Manager Certificate Professional Competence is preferred but not essential
- Driver Licence /ADR and Driver CPC is preferred but not essential
If you are interested please give us a call on 0141 433 7393.