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Transport Shift Manager
Circa £45,200 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Permanent
Day shift 6am - 2pm, 5 days over 7
Birtley Depot DH2 1AE

We’re looking for a Transport Shift Manager to join the team in our distribution centre in Birtley. In this role, you’ll be working closely with the transport manager and other key partners, you’ll manage all aspects of the transport operation on a particular shift, delivering a customer-first culture, including leading, developing and engaging a multi-skilled team of up to 200 indirect and 10 direct reports. It’s a big job. But if you can bring us the people management experience we need, we can offer you the chance to develop your skills, build a career and help shape the future of our depot.

What you’ll do

• take ownership of the day to day running of the shift, managing 2-3 team managers and up to 100 transport colleagues per shift
• inspire, engage and coach your team to be highly efficient within the transport operation
• create an inclusive, engaging and continuous improvement culture across all areas of the operation
• develop and build positive relationships with a range of key business partners
• drive transport standards, ensure adherence to our procedures and policies and offer a supportive presence within the transport arena
• identify areas to improve processes within your team and the wider transport operation
• make sure all transport legal compliance is met across the site

This role would suit people who have

• strong people leadership skills and experience of managing a team, focusing on performance management
• a passion for supporting, engaging, and developing others; you know how to get the best out of your colleagues
• the ability to lead and deliver change in a fast-paced environment
• strong relationship management experience with the ability to communicate and collaborate with people at all levels
• a strategic approach, always thinking about continuous improvements and ways of working
• proven experience of building relationships and working in a unionised environment
• a National Road Haulage CPC or is willing to work towards achieving the qualification

Why Co-op?

Here you’ll do work that matters. We’re a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You’ll also get a package that includes:

• competitive salary
• coaching, training and support to help you develop
• pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• nnual incentive scheme
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)
• discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

Please be aware that we may close applications for this role early
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