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Job Title: Operations Manager- Stockton (with occasional travel)
Salary: £40k-£45k + Car Allowance
Working Days: Monday Friday
Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave + Banks, Private Health Cover, Pension, Life Assurance

Suttons Group are an innovative global logistics business, and we are looking for a Transport Operations Manager to join our Stockton Depot.

The Role:
The Operations Manager will lead a team of circa 70 drivers whilst delivering safe, robust and effective systems and processes throughout, ensuring that operational controls are in place and managed effectively for safety, legal compliance, optimised customer service, cost effectiveness and resource productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strong management and leadership with effective coaching and mentoring to create a highly motivated and results focused workforce with a commitment to delivering service excellence for customers
• Stringent understanding and adherence to all compliance & SSHEQ requirements, ensuring the Companys exemplary safety culture is upheld and enforced. Effectively communicating with all key stakeholders both internally and externally, to ensure up to date and accurate information is delivered throughout
• Effective management and development of the Driver Workforce to ensure that all drivers are fully trained, competent and are capable of carrying out their duties and responsibilities safely and effectively.
• Build strong customer relationships and introduce innovative solutions to demonstrate how we add value to customer operations
• Direct responsibility for SSHEQ performance, Incident Reporting and Incident Management for your depot

Required Experience:

• An effective communicator, capable of setting standards and delivering performance through others
• Ideally National or International CPC Holder
• Successful, proven background in the Transport & Logistics sector
• Extensive experience of managing a transport operation
• Experience in managing SQAS, ISO, FORS & DVSA Earned Recognition accreditations
• Proficient IT Skills, specifically in Microsoft Excel
• Understanding of transport legislation and drivers hours rules, both UK and EU
• Developing and implementing HSE and quality assurance processes and procedures
• Experience working with, and managing, internal and external sub-contractors
• Working with and managing a unionised workforce

The Package:
In return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to £45K DOE + Company Car or Car Allowance. You will also benefit from a company pension scheme, paid holidays (25 days + 8 bank holidays), cycle to work scheme, tech scheme and the opportunities that come with a strong, established and growing company.

In addition, Suttons provide every UK employee with access to Suttons Perks, our Employee Assistance Programme and reward platform. Suttons Perks provides discounts to 100s of top name brands, high street offers, and holidays, as well as Employee Wellbeing and Support.

The Company:
In the UK, Suttons Tankers operates a nationwide road tanker fleet which has been successfully serving the chemicals, gas, fuels, waste, and powders sectors for over 90 years, and is the largest chemical transporter in the UK.