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Depot Operations Manager

Newton Le Willows - WA12 8DJ

Up to £25,000 OTE £27,000 depending on experience + Excellence Benefits

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to join a company that encourages development within a pleasant, employee friendly environment.

This is a full time role based in North West Depot, Newton Le Willows. Shift pattern will be Monday-Friday 10am-8pm.

The role

As an Operations Manager you will be responsible for a transport office and warehouse team and a fleet of up to 21 vehicles & drivers. Your main task will be to ensure that customers’ pallets are both delivered and collected to schedule.

Your key duties will include:

  • Organising your office team and fleet of vehicles to ensure performance levels are achieved.
  • Ensuring the transport operation runs safely and is compliant with all relevant regulations.
  • Ensuring all relevant HS&E policies and procedures are adhered to.
  • Responsibility for dealing with customer queries and complaints ensuring all queries are dealt with in a timely manner, resolved to a mutual satisfaction and reported correctly with support from your line manager.
  • Achieving compliance with internal company procedures.

What you’ll need

  • Proven track record of supervisory /management experience in a Transport or Distribution role within a fast paced environment.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of relevant transport legislation, including digital tachographs and Working Time Directive (WTD).
  • Previous experience of transport planning / scheduling.
  • Excellent people management and leadership skills
  • National CPC is desirable, although not essential.

The company

At Freightroute, we are a family owned major player in the Express Pallet Distribution sector, processing up to 3900 pallets per night within their own network of ten depots.

So if you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click 'apply’. You will receive an email shortly after your application which you will need to read.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

People who may be interested in this role include: Operations Manager, CPC Holder, Distribution Ops manager, Supervisor, Team Leader,

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