Transport Team Lead

As a Transport Team Leader, within a busy transport management team, you will be responsible for day to day operational activities within the transport department ensuring our customers receive best in class service from your team. As a line manager, you will be creating an engaged, motivated, performance-driven team with Greene King’s values at the core of everything we do.

Operationally, you will be managing a team of driver/dray crews, producing transport plans, line management and ensuring the Distribution Centre operates within its legislative and budgetary obligations.
But, this is an operational role with a twist, alongside the day to day, you will be involved in challenging the status quo by proposing new ways of working, looking at new technologies and bringing in fresh and innovative ideas to help our transport operation keep pace with our ever-changing industry.

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as Transport Team Lead 

• Line management responsibility
• Strategically deploy resource to ensure maximum service levels adherence with minimal cost impact
• Ensure company procedures are adhered to at all times
• Ensure formal personal development reviews are undertaken with regular 1-1 meetings, creating and reviewing
• development plans.
• Develop a culture of respect, high motivation and high performance within the transport team
• Ensure employee performance is managed utilising all business tools available
• Accident management, including remedial actions conducted
• Professional standards maintained across team and equipment (uniforms, cleanliness of vehicles etc)
• Implement Employee Engagement activities to increase employee satisfaction
• Delivering performance to meet operational Key Performance Indicators for service, quality, health, safety and
• environment
• Ensure customer expectations are met at all times
• Support the Transport Manager with forward planning, inputting into the plan and execution of any transport related
• projects
• Ensure compliance with working time and drivers hours regulations
• Ensure tachograph information is managed in line with relevant regulations
• Contribute to budgeting process including input into and adherence to transport budget

What you’ll bring… 

• Target and performance driven, focused on delivering results
• Experienced people manager
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact at all
• levels both internally and externally
• Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office specifically Excel
• Ability to lead, motivate and engage a multi-disciplined team
• Able to make decisions in a fast paced environment
• Drive, enthusiasm and a positive, flexible attitude
• Resilient under pressure able to meet deadlines whilst
• adapting quickly when confronted with unforeseen work
• demands
• Able to manage conflicting priorities
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Innovative, forward thinking and dynamic character
• Understanding of current commercial vehicle legislation