📍 Location: Bletchley, Milton Keynes
💰 Salary: £43,885 + pay rise to follow
🕒 Shift: 4 on, 4 off | 07:00 – 19:00 - Maternity Cover
We’re working with a market-leading, nationally recognised food distribution business that continues to grow at pace.
🔥 The RoleYou will take ownership of the day-to-day transport and warehouse operation, ensuring performance, safety, and efficiency targets are consistently achieved. This is a hands-on role where you will lead from the front, drive standards, and make a real impact.
💼 Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team
- Ensure full compliance with transport legislation and safety standards
- Manage staffing levels, rotas, absence and overtime
- Drive operational efficiency and cost control
- Conduct 1-2-1s, reviews and coaching sessions
- Oversee transport systems and processes
- Investigate incidents and implement improvements
- Build strong relationships across the operation
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Strong transport knowledge is essential
- Previous experience in a transport or logistics environment
- Understanding of Driver Hours, Tachograph and Working Time regulations
- Proven leadership and team development experience
- Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Management CPC (highly desirable)
🌟 What’s In It For You?
- Competitive salary with upcoming pay review
- Bonus potential
- Private healthcare
- Career progression and development opportunities
- Work for a fast-growing, well-established organisation