Transport First Line Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Runcorn is seeking a Transport First Line Shift Manager to lead the transport operation at B&Q's CDC. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving safety, service, cost, and management targets during shifts, requiring strong leadership and operational experience. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and benefits including 25 days annual leave, a pension plan, and other perks.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company-sponsored pension plan

Internal promotions emphasis

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role within a fast-paced transport environment.
• Strong leadership skills with excellent communication to motivate the team.
• Experience with compliance and managing driver targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transport team, ensuring all safety, service, and cost KPIs are achieved.
• Organise driver and vehicle rotas for targets and deadlines.
• Ensure legal compliance with Road Traffic Act and regulations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Transport compliance understanding

Planning and organising

Ability to manage conflicting priorities

Job description

Are you currently working in a transport environment but feel like you’ve hit a stop sign? Are you looking for a career ‘move’, where you’ll constantly be challenged to grow and develop your skills? Are you ready to take the highway to your next challenge? Transport yourself to GXO and find out more about how we do logistics differently!

Here at GXO Logistics, we’re looking for a Transport First Line Shift Manager to join our team at B&Q’s Preston Brook Customer Distribution Centre (CDC). You’ll take responsibility for leading the transport operation during your shift, ensuring safety, service, cost and people management targets are achieved.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You will work Tuesday to Saturday, 09:00 – 19:00, however flexibility will be essential at peak times, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £34,000 per annum. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. Your benefits package includes a company-sponsored pension plan, death in service benefit and personal accident insurance. Plus, many other perks such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead the transport team during your shift, ensuring all KPIs for safety, service and cost are achieved
• Organise driver and vehicle rotas to meet planned targets and deadlines
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, including the Road Traffic Act, tachograph policy and operator’s licence
• Drive a proactive approach to Health & Safety, ensuring standards are met and exceeded
• Manage investigations, disciplinary and grievance hearings as required
• Support recruitment, training and development of the operations team
• Maintain vehicle hygiene and daily checks via Microlise and CRM systems

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Demonstrable experience within a similar role, experience supervising a team and an operational understanding of a fast‑paced transport environment
• Strong leadership skills with excellent communication skills, to champion a can‑do attitude
• Strong understanding of transport compliance and driver targets
• Experience of managing conflicting priorities, along with planning and organising skills
• You will be comfortable taking responsibility demonstrating commitment and leading by example

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting‑edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.