Depot Manager

at  Castell Howell Foods Ltd

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A full-time position working Monday-Friday, with occasional weekends in peak periods
• Option of a Company car (salary sacrifice scheme)
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• 5% Company contribution pension scheme
• Generous discounted staff purchase scheme – save money on your weekly food shop
• Perkbox – Benefits & Rewards platform
• Free onsite parking

• Organise and schedule customer deliveries from the depot.
• Deal with customer requests and anomalies as required, raising credit notes and checking payment logs accordingly.
• Coordinate annual leave of depot staff to ensure suitable labour coverage during peak periods.
• Recruit and train new drivers and assistants to the expected standard of Castell Howell Foods Ltd.
• Maximise the utilisation and efficiency of the vehicle and labour resource available, ensuring compliance with H&S methods and all other legal requirements.
• Coordinate the loading and departure of all delivery vehicles, accommodating customer requests, short loads and other daily issues as they arise.
• Monitor and adjust delivery routes according to sales patterns to ensure that workloads are as evenly spread as possible, whilst considering efficiency and optimisation.
• Deal with daily/weekly driver infringements, including tachograph, delivery process and customer feedback, providing training and guidance where necessary, whilst updating employee records accordingly.
• Arrange any assistance required on busier routes.
• Liaise with the Sales Team to develop and promote efficient business growth whilst utilising existing resources.
• Carry out weekly and monthly checks as required for H&S compliance.
• Monitor and check all vehicles for damage on a weekly basis.
• Work towards improving average delivery count, route value and route weight per scheduled delivery route.
• Carry out investigations and disciplinaries where appropriate
• Carry out training and mentoring to employees within the depot
• Ensure roadworthiness and cleanliness of fleet is maintained at all times
• Organise both planned and reactive maintenance for the commercial vehicle fleet in accordance to legal requirements
  The successful candidate should have a positive attitude, be self-motivated and have excellent communication and organisational skills to manage the team of 20+ multi-drop delivery drivers.