Depot Supervisor

About The Role

We are seeking a proactive and hands-on Depot Supervisor to help lead our logistics team and ensure the smooth running of daily operations. You will be responsible for ensuring that our delivery and installation runs are prepped to go out each morning and supported via tracking any issues which may arise throughout the day.

A hands-on approach is required to support our self-loading depot and you will ensure that all our vehicles are road worthy, legal and compliant whilst providing on-going support to our Drivers, Quality and People teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Team Leader ready to take the next step in their career and play a key role in a growing and dynamic business.

• Salary: Between £26,520.14 and £31,514.19 per annum (depending on experience)
• Hours: 5 on 3 off, 5 on 2 off (40 hours per week)
• Start and finish time: 1pm- 10pm
• Job Type: Full time and permanent contract
• Location: Chittening Industrial Estate, Greensplott Road, Avonmouth, BS11 0YB

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Check that all vehicles leaving the depot are secure and meet required transport legislation requirements
• Monitor delivery performance throughout the day
• Support training for new starters to include Safe Systems of Work and Health and Safety
• Briefing team daily/weekly on key priorities and workload
• Supervising the team and allocating tasks and priorities
• Complete alcohol testing when required
• Complete minor repairs to vehicles and arrange servicing as required
• Communicate with our Drivers, handling any queries efficiently and in a professional manner
• Take responsibility for managing the transhipping and reloads
• Complete in-house reports on a daily basis

A Few Things About You

• Understand transport legislation and logistics operation
• Able to build good relationships with people even when under pressure
• Challenge any vehicle issues or damages with our Drivers
• Able to make decisions in the absence of the Depot Manager to drive performance and service
• React quickly to information and be able to solve problems independently
• Good communication skills both verbally and written
• Competent use of Microsoft, particularly Excel

Our Benefits

• 31 days holiday
• At least 5% contribution pension scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Packages
• Make a difference day (x2 fully paid charity days a year)
• Gain exclusive ticket access to AO Arena, Sales Sharks, and Manchester Thunder.

To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.