Transport Manager
Date 20/03/23
Location Knowl Hill, near Maidenhead
If you can give us at least two years’ supervisory or managerial experience, ideally in the waste industry, then you could be assisting our Depot Manager with running the clinical waste collection services for customers such as vets and dentists at our Knowl Hill depot, between Reading and Maidenhead, efficiently and profitably. We're looking for a customer-focused approach and the ability to motivate others and build good working relationships - interested? As Transport Manager you will join us on a permanent full-time contract, earning £35-39k, depending on qualifications/skills/experience, and a host of benefits, including:
- Discretionary company bonuses
- Pension scheme (you contribute 5% of pay, Grundon matches this) with life insurance cover
- Option to buy additional holiday
- Reward and discount shopping scheme
- Range of wellbeing benefits, including Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work, health cash plan and discounted gyms
What you’ll be doing as Transport Manager
- Helping to supervise the transport office and around 40 drivers, making every effort to ensure that all customers receive their waste collection service on the due day.
- Working closely with the Depot Manager to ensure that all relevant legislation is complied with.
- Maintaining a high level of motivation and morale, and encouraging and developing individual potential.
What we're looking for in you
- Ideally hold, or willing to achieve, a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- Preferably hold an ADR licence, or have a good working knowledge of ADR regulations
- Full clean UK driving licence, ideally with LGV Class 2 (cat C) entitlement
- Confident communicator, both written and verbal
- Sound computer and cost-control skills
- Strong supervisory skills
Working hours: 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, plus 1 in 3 Sat mornings, 7.30am-12pm - an average of 44 hours per week. Due to the nature of the role you may need to be flexible about start and finish times and working additional hours.
Grow with Grundon
Grundon is an award-winning waste management, environmental and quarrying business committed to training and developing great people. Interested in joining our success story as Transport Manager and strengthening our team? Click apply. No agencies please.
Please note: We don't use closing dates, but interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so do apply as soon as possible
