Pay Rate: £36,565
Grade: N
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: Nights, 10pm to 6am
Location: Daventry
Think you know DHL? Think again! We're not just about delivering parcels. DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading logistics company and our people are the unsung heroes who keep the cogs turning and the country running smoothly.
We're now looking for a Transport First Line Manager to lead our operations and drive success. If you're a proactive leader with a passion for logistics, we want you on our team!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Take leadership responsibility for managing a safe and efficient transport environment.
- Maximise the performance of drivers and supervisors by directing the nightly, weekly and monthly activities.
- Analyse and understand health and safety related risks for our colleagues, taking action to reduce or eliminate these risks according to a prioritised plan.
- Implement actions directed to reduce or eliminate health and safety related risks.
- Leverage Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) programme as a daily method to confirm behaviours and processes.
- Report and investigate incidents within the workplace and respond to or escalate non‑compliance issues of safety regulations and procedures.
- Implement and supervise adherence to up‑to‑date processes, work instructions, standard operating procedures and associated forms to achieve prescribed outputs.
- Continuously contribute to the improvement of procedures to better achieve the prescribed outputs.
- Liaise with suppliers based on business requirements, monitor performance and, where necessary, propose improvements to the line manager and implement agreed action plans.
- Participate in customer, regulatory and internal operational audits as required and work with the team to implement agreed action plans.
- Conduct regular reviews on operational performance and delivery against the agreed KPIs.
- Escalate any areas of non‑compliance or failure to the line manager and, where applicable, to the senior team.
- Manage Subcontractor relationships and implement agreed processes to review performance.
- Lead regular operational performance reviews with colleagues focusing on H&S and legal compliance, overall efficiency of the operation in line with targets and performance via Performance Dialogues.
- Foster collaboration: build a strong team culture that values communication, accountability and teamwork. Together, we’ll achieve great results!
THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO
- Have 2 to 5 years of operational experience.
- Have experience in Transport Management.
- Have a background in Continuous Improvement.
- Hold National and International CPC qualifications (desirable).
- Are an IIRSM Risk Assessor (desirable).
- Have IIRSM Risk Management certification (desirable).
- Possess a CSCS Foundation card (desirable).
WHY JOIN US?
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution.
- Access free confidential 24/7 GP consultations.
- Enjoy hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts.
- Benefit from affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice.
- Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more.
WHO WE ARE
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
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