Transport supervisor

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for aTransport Supervisor to join our team in Skelmersdale on a full time permanent basis!

Salary:£33,366 per annum.

Working Hours:4 on 4 off, 6am-6pm.

As a Transport Supervisor you willbe responsible for the 24/7 Transport operations, managing the Transport Supervisors and supporting the Transport Manager in ensuring that costs are controlled in line with budget / forecast expectations.

Job responsibilities of a Transport Supervisor include:

1. Communicating with Transport Manager and Transport Planning Teams to maximise backloads, identifying cost saving opportunities, trailer utilisation and cost efficiency.
2. Ensuring effective planning and utilisation of drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries out of multiple warehousing sites.
3. Acting as a point of escalation to deal with queries by telephone, fax and e-mail from our customer, sub contract hauliers and warehousing sites.