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This appointment will see you joining our transport team and working closely with our operational leadership, drivers and quality assurance team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our busy Chester operation. You will have oversight of our in & out of scope vehicles, trailers & MHE. It will be your responsibility to ensure ‘our kit’ is compliant with legislation, vehicle maintenance schedules are regularly audited, and our drivers are expertly managed.

Monday to Friday DAYS, averaging 40 hours per week.

Your duties:

• Assume full responsibility for managing end-to-end transport requirements for Chester
• Maximise the performance of the operation and act as a point of contact for our customers whilst identifying potential opportunities
• Proactive management of health and safety ensuring employee wellbeing in accordance with Company guidelines.
• Manage and maintain the Transport Fleet ensuring that the all associated operations are compliant and meet legal requirements.
• Oversee and coordination the planning of routes and schedules, ensuring collections and deliveries reach their destinations safely, on time and in the most cost-effective manner.
• Ensure all drivers report and record vehicle defects.
• Work closely with stakeholders to drive forward continuous improvement initiatives and foster an environment of enhanced productivity.
• Continue to review proposed and forthcoming changes to legislation and best practice.
• Manage budget, KPI performance targets and identifying opportunities to deliver change initiatives to improve performance and maximize profitability
• Effectively manage time sensitive deliveries and collections of products meeting critical schedules.
• Provide incident support relating to operational system failures, investigate, address and communicate updates in order to deliver the required standards and minimise impact on MDL's reputation.

Our requirements:

Our benefits:

• 31 Days Annual Leave (Plus 2 Fixed)
• Company Car Allowance (Cash4Cars)
• Pension Scheme
• Bonus
• Life Cover
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Care
• Free Onsite Parking

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.