Assistant Night Manager - 19:00 Start Monday to Friday
Clarke Transport a 90 year old family ran private business – one of the leading privately owned multi-service transport organisations in the UK are looking for an Assistant Night Manager to work out of our depot in Leigh, Manchester.
Are you Interested in a transport role within one of the nation’s leading, pioneering distribution organisations? Would work with an organisation that invests in its people, career development and ongoing personal development? Would work in a fast-paced, progressive environment interest you?
Job Role & Purpose
You will provide effective assistant management of the Company’s transport and operational functions and support the Night Manager to plan and co-ordinate all transport operations within budget, continuously improving the operation for increased efficiency and customer satisfaction, whilst maintaining high standards of service within the operation.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist to plan, organise, monitor, and control operations across the Depot including efficient management of vehicles and drivers, ensuring budgetary control at all times, whilst maintaining service levels.
- Assist in the management of the traffic desk and effectively resolve escalated driver or transport issues.
- Efficiently assist in managing resources and control costs, identifying and removing waste and error to increase operational efficiency.
- Provide various reports/spreadsheets as required for internal departments and customers in a timely manner.
- Promote and maintain high standards within the business at all times when dealing with staff, customers and prospective clients.
- Promote constant motivation within the team to achieve an efficient and effective environment for all.
- Assist in allocating and managing staff resource in line with operational needs, consistent with volume trends and identify and fulfil training needs for your area of the business.
- Ensure full compliance with FORS, HSE and other relevant legislation.
- Assist with ensuring the fleet is maintained and compliant in line with relevant Transport Legislation, through monitoring, auditing and liaising with the Depot Manager/Supervisory team.
- Ensure all Drivers and Deckworkers maintain a high level of professionalism at all times.
- Assist with efficient and effective communication and handover to the Night Manager.
- Cover for the Night Manager in their absence.
- Maintain morale within the team.
- To complete any other reasonable duties as instructed by the management team.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Assist with coaching, mentoring and developing staff including overseeing new starters.
- Provide oversight and direction to your team.
- Help to lead staff using a performance management and development process including objective setting, feedback and identifying training & development needs.
- Receive complaints and resolve problems.
- Contribute to decisions on reward and promotion, ensuring these are based on performance measurement.
- Aid with the responsibility for managing and recording attendance including timekeeping, sickness absence and annual leave.
- Ensure security of all personal or sensitive company data at all times.
If you are an Night Manager, that genuinely has a desire to forge a career in a fast-paced environment with the ability to drive improvement, this is the career move for you.
- £41,865 Per Annum
- 20 Days plus 8 statutory holidays (28 days in total)
- Additional Holiday after 4 years’ service - Extra Day for every additional year’s service up to a maximum of 5 extra days.
- Full uniform and PPE provided.
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- Death In Service Insurance Cover
- Access to Employee Discounts Programme
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £41,865.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
Experience:
- Operations management: 2 years (preferred)
- Transport & Logistics: 2 years (preferred)
- Logistics Planning: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Transport Manager CPC (preferred)
Work Location: In person
