Transport Supervisor – Nights

Location: Minworth, Birmingham
Salary: £16 per hour
Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off
Hours: 6:00pm – 6:00am

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Transport Supervisor to join a busy and fast-paced operation based in Minworth, Birmingham.

This is a night-shift position working a 4 on, 4 off pattern, overseeing the smooth and efficient running of the transport operation throughout the night.

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a transport environment, ideally gained within supermarket distribution, 3PL, FMCG, food distribution or a similar fast-paced logistics operation.

The Role

As Transport Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the night transport operation, ensuring vehicles, drivers and deliveries are managed efficiently and in line with customer requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising and supporting a team of HGV drivers throughout the night shift.
• Ensuring planned deliveries and collections are completed on time.
• Managing driver attendance, performance and day-to-day issues.
• Allocating work and ensuring drivers are operating within legal and company requirements.
• Monitoring vehicle movements and responding to any delays or operational issues.
• Liaising with drivers, transport planners, warehouse teams and management.
• Dealing with any delivery or driver issues and putting appropriate solutions in place.
• Ensuring all transport documentation and systems are kept up to date.
• Monitoring compliance with drivers’ hours, WTD and other transport legislation.
• Carrying out relevant checks and ensuring company procedures are followed.
• Supporting investigations into incidents, accidents or service failures where required.
• Providing clear handovers to the incoming/outgoing transport teams.
• Helping to maintain high levels of customer service and operational performance throughout the night.

About You

We are looking for someone with previous transport supervisory or management experience within a busy operational environment.

Ideally, you will have experience gained within one or more of the following:

• Supermarket or retail distribution
• 3PL logistics
• FMCG
• Food or grocery distribution
• High-volume transport operations

You should be confident managing drivers, making decisions under pressure and dealing with problems as they arise. This is a hands-on role, so we are looking for someone who is comfortable being actively involved in the operation rather than simply overseeing it from an office.

You will also need:

• Previous experience in a transport/logistics environment.
• Strong communication and people-management skills.
• Good knowledge of transport operations and drivers’ hours.
• The ability to remain calm and organised in a busy environment.
• Good IT and administration skills.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Flexibility to work nights and the 4 on, 4 off pattern.

What’s on Offer

• £16 per hour
• 4 on, 4 off shift pattern
• 6:00pm – 6:00am
• Permanent position
• Opportunity to join an established and busy transport operation
• Varied and hands-on role with responsibility for the night operation

If you have the transport experience we’re looking for and are interested in joining a busy operation where no two nights are quite the same, we’d like to hear from you.