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Transport Shift Manager

Desborough, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage 24/7 transport operations, supervise depot staff, and control costs to meet budget forecasts while ensuring on-time product delivery.

Role type

Senior IC transport shift manager

Builds

Daily transport execution and fleet availability for customer deliveries

Domain

Logistics / Ambient 3PL

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Transport & logistics industry experience, supervisory experience, Health and Safety knowledge, planning and organizing, numeracy, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred skills

National and International CPC qualification

Responsibilities

Manage depot transport staff to execute traffic plans, reduce maintenance and damage spends via vehicle passport monitoring, ensure fleet availability for planning, manage driver resourcing and holiday allocations, handle incidents and accidents, monitor driver clocking via Kronos, ensure regulatory compliance, manage fleet MOTs and service intervals, attend customer review meetings, drive continuous improvement initiatives, conduct monthly site audits

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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