Location: Croespenmaen, Crumlin
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 12-hour shifts
Start: Immediate
Who we are
Founded in 1902, Brace's Bakery has grown to become one of Wales's most recognised and trusted bakery brands. Built on four generations of family heritage, we have earned a strong reputation for quality products, reliable service, and operational excellence.
Now part of the Boparan Private Office portfolio, Brace's Bakery is entering an exciting phase of growth and investment. From our production and distribution operations in South Wales, we supply a wide range of bakery products to major retailers and independent customers across the region.
As our business continues to expand, effective transport coordination has never been more important. Our Transport team plays a critical role in ensuring deliveries are completed safely, efficiently, and on time while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and customer service.
We are currently seeking a proactive and organised Transport Co-ordinator to join our Transport team. This is a hands-on position responsible for coordinating an assigned driver group, managing transport administration and compliance, supporting driver performance, and helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of our distribution network.
Working closely with drivers, management, and customers, you'll play a key role in maintaining service levels, managing people-related activities, monitoring transport compliance, and supporting operational efficiencies across the department. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, highly organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced logistics environment.
Purpose of Role
You will be responsible for coordinating an assigned group of drivers, ensuring deliveries are completed efficiently, maintaining transport compliance standards, and supporting day-to-day transport operations. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and committed to delivering outstanding customer service.
Key Role Accountabilities
- Coordinate and support a designated team of drivers.
- Manage holiday requests, shift allocation, and absence management.
- Conduct return-to-work meetings and other people management activities.
- Provide route cover when required due to holidays, sickness, or operational needs.
- Ensure transport documentation, delivery notes, PODs, vehicle inspections, and defect reports are completed accurately.
- Monitor vehicle compliance, cleanliness, maintenance reporting, and refuelling standards.
- Conduct driver and vehicle audits to ensure company procedures are followed.
- Ensure deliveries are completed safely, efficiently, and in line with customer requirements.
- Manage the collection and return of transport equipment, including baskets and wheels.
- Support digital tachograph card download compliance.
- Maintain high standards of health and safety, hygiene, food safety, and housekeeping across transport operations.
- Work closely with management to communicate operational updates and business requirements.
Management
- Ensure all staff members adhere to all Company procedures, including Health and Safety, Food Safety and Quality Policies.
- Ensure the team is comprehensively supporting activities with appropriate documentation and data input.
Communication
- Communicate with the Managers on issues involving quality and hygiene.
- Effectively communicate to team member’s business developments, procedures and requirements and ensure they are clearly understood.
Training
- To undertake training as required to update knowledge and experience and/or according to industry and business needs.
Maintenance
- Ensure that any equipment that fails to produce the quality/hygiene standards is identified and maintained in line with Company procedures.
- Ensure that all equipment settings adhere to Company procedures.
Quality
- Ensure all products leaving the factory comply with the standards laid down by the Company.
Hygiene
- Ensure area of work or vehicle is maintained in a hygienic manner.
- Adhere to all hygiene policies and procedures.
- Complete all documentation required for the Company Hygiene Procedures.
- Carryout shift hygiene risk assessments.
Cleanliness
- Ensuring that all working practices are in line with the Company procedures.
- Monitor the cleanliness of the distribution area and vehicles.
Health & Safety
- Ensure the compliance to all Company Health and Safety Procedures.
- Ensure the adherence to Statutory Regulations and Legislation that affect the production of food.
Food Safety
- Ensure all activities in the area are carried out in accordance with Food Safety Procedures.
- Ensure high standards of housekeeping adopting the ‘clean as you go’ approach.
Key Skills & Accountabilities
- Class 1 licence.
- Class 2 licence.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Excellent communication and people management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good customer service skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads.
- Understanding of transport compliance and operational procedures.
Desirable
- Previous experience in transport coordination, logistics, or fleet operations.
- Experience managing drivers or transport teams.
- Knowledge of tachograph and transport compliance requirements.
Why Join Brace's Bakery?
- Join one of Wales' leading bakery businesses.
- Be part of a supportive and professional transport team.
- Opportunity to take ownership of driver coordination and transport operations.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Apply Now
If you have the licences, organisational skills, and transport experience to help keep our operation running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Brace's Bakery Transport Team.
Note:
This is not an exhaustive list of tasks performed but does represent the major duties and responsibilities encompassed in the job. It does not prevent the jobholder from being allocated any other duties of a broadly similar nature to those described. Should these other duties become a permanent and major part of the job, they will be included in a revised specification.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £16.42 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
