Founded in 2002, Highgrove Beds Ltd is an established business that uses time honoured tradition and knowledge to produce high quality of mattresses and divans.
Highgrove Beds is based in Liversedge, a small town in West Yorkshire which is easily accessible by public transport.
Highgrove Beds offers its employees a highly competitive salary, job development through internal training courses.

We are looking for a Transport Manager to join our team.

• Hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm (must be flexible)
• Monday to Friday
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

REQUIREMENTS:

Must hold a CPC Transport Managers’ License.
Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar position.

To take responsibility of the day-to-day operations of the Transport Department, planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries;
To ensure the products are dispatched to their designated locations in the correct quantities and at the correct times subject to traffic and other unforeseen circumstances;
To efficiently manage the team of drivers and vehicles;
To ensure the Company is compliant with all Transport Policies, Legislation and Procedures in relation to tachograph etc;
To assist with the strategic development and transport strategy making of the company for congestion;
To act as the first point of contact for all drivers;
To ensure that all transport vehicles are properly maintained and serviced;
To arrange for the induction and training of all new drivers and their ongoing CPD Training;
To develop and nurture customer relationships;
Maintain accurate administrative records, in particular those required by VOSA;
To deliver a full debrief (tacho analysis) to all drivers;
To organise the examination of vehicles on a regular basis and ensure drivers undertake their own daily checks;
To identify operational issues, potential problems and opportunities for the Company;
To appraise staff performance and also to take disciplinary action when required;
To ensure all site and customer objectives are achieved;
To ensure compliance with all Health and Safety obligations of the Company;
To negotiate process, order fuel and Adblue;
To organise the maintenance of fuel and diesel pumps;
Monitor Company vehicle fleet including MOT and insurance;
To monitor and reconcile delivery notes from drivers and investigate, address and resolve any issues in co-operation with all departments.
To assist in any reasonable way to ensure the smooth running of the business at all times.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Liversedge WF15 6QA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: HG/T