Transport Operator
Gregory Distribution
Transport Operator
£34000
Gregory Distribution, Dreenhill, Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 19 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 51f64c9cac4f48509d60a6731fe45a90
Full Job Description
- Route planning of all vehicles. To ensure that all vehicles and drivers under your supervision are routed effectively to maximise their utilisation at all times, maintaining service levels to customer and GDL requirements, whilst keeping control over associated costs.
- To ensure that tankers operated from presented in a clean and tidy condition.
- To ensure that drivers under your control are, at all times, dressed in accordance with company guidelines.
- To ensure that vehicles, drivers and trailers operating are operating in compliance with statutory obligations regarding Law and Health & Safety.
- To ensure that GDL and customers' paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- To ensure that industrial relations are maintained and that local disputes are dealt with quickly and, where out of your control, ensure that your Senior Manager is aware of the situation.
- Be responsible for the first level of disciplinary procedures to be taken against one of the staff under your supervision.
- To ensure that customer hygiene requirements are followed and achieved.
- To answer the telephone in a courteous manner, dealing quickly with questions that are raised either by the customer or Senior GDL Management.
- Maintain good working relationships with, and between, drivers and customers (including farmers) to ensure that any problems arising are handled amicably and through correct channels.
- Assist in the recruitment of drivers, ensuring that they are properly inducted and trained in operating procedures.
Previous experience of working within the milk collection environment is desirable. - Leadership skills are essential as you will be managing a busy team.
- Previous customer service experience essential, over the telephone and on email.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills and prioritising workload.
- Working to deadlines.
- Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
Salary for Transport Operator is £30,000 to £34,000 per annum, depending on experience. - Hours of work: 06:00hrs - 18:00hrs, based on 4on 4off rota.
- Additional holiday purchasing scheme
- Retail discounts with Hapi
- Retail Trust Wellbeing Support
- Opportunity to develop your career within an expanding business.
- Excellent holiday allowance and company benefits.
- Life assurance, pension and sickness scheme
- Christmas Savings Club
- Black Circle Tyre discount