Driver Operations Team Manager

Are you a Driver Operations Team Manager on top of your game? Working alongside your fellow Team Managers and reporting into the Driver Ops Manager you will manage and develop a team of drivers, making sure customer requirements are met in full and on time in a safe manner. Here at Basingstoke, the team are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations, and are proud to be keeping our nation's eggs in soldiers! Essential Ingredients, As 'Britain's Best Loved Food Brand' we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth generation family company supplying 18,500 retail customers from 12 bakeries and 15 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. . Family and values is what makes us different, and we are a proud brunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

• Managing a team Secondary Drivers, taking responsibility for all people management activities throughout the employee lifecycle of their team in order to drive improved performance building a positive and motivated team where everyone is engaged - we currently have a total of around 80 Class 2 Drivers across 45 Routes
• Maintain compliance to transport operator's and driver regulations (and Warburtons Distribution Manual) ensuring continued legal transport operation
• To manage a team of 'Secondary Distribution Drivers' to ensure agreed performance levels are achieved whilst ensuring high standards of customer service
• Working on a 5 over 7 rota, starting between 0330 and 0930, around 42 hours per week
  
  Previous experience as a Team Manager, or Key Operative with experience in managing teams, coaching and mentoring
• Tachograph and WTD regulations
• A good working knowledge of SAP, specifically ERP module
• Good working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment and Food Safety Legislation / BRC standards
• Knowledge of Warehouse Operations
• Experience of Driver telematics systems
  
  Basingstoke Distribution Depot is proud of our One Team culture and the role we play in distributing our freshly baked products to our customers. Basingstoke has around 120 colleagues working across distribution and warehousing from a wide range of nationalities, who support in the delivery of over one million items per week. Our drivers pick and deliver to West London from Watford to Croydon, Including Central London as far as Battersea, Fulham, and Bayswater.
Extra Dough At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.
• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do. Warburtons