Transport Team Leader
Vacancy Information
As a Transport Team Leader you’ll be a key player in supporting our Drivers in making sure that our shops are fully stocked so our customers’ favourite products are always available. We can offer you:
- Competitive pay
- 4.2 weeks annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays
- Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
- Paid breaks
- Free hot drinks while on a shift break
- Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
- Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
- Career progression and learning and development
- Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing.
- Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers.
- A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
- Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
About the role
On the first step on the management ladder, as Transport Team Leader you’ll be hungry for that extra responsibility and be able to demonstrate that you have what it takes.
Working at Greggs you will find that we are industry leading when it comes to our fleet, technologies and importantly, training our Driver colleagues. We place the highest of importance on ensuring our Drivers and fleet are safe and compliant.So, we’ll provide you with the best training including annual CPC training, Advanced Driver training, Tachograph training, DVWC, Slow Manoeuvre and The Highway Code training.
As well providing brilliant training, Greggs will pay for your DCPC, Driver medicals and Driver card.
What you’ll do
Our drivers will look to you for direction and answers. You’ll have support of the Transport Supervisor, who you’ll report into, but it’ll be down to you to lead team huddles and briefings so everyone knows what is expected of them. This includes daily targets, results and also health and safety and food safety procedures.It’s busy here at Greggs, so you’ll enjoy working in a high speed (not on the road!) environment and rolling up your sleeves by getting behind the wheels of our trucks to make sure the nations favourite products are ready in our shops to serve our loyal customers.
About you- You’ve had some experience of leading a team and love playing an active part in the success of your workmates
- You have held a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Category CE/Class 1 or Category C/Class 2 driving license for at least 1 year (Maximum 6 penalty points)
- You have an up-to-date Driver CPC card and training
- Hold a valid digital Tachograph card
- You can meet the shift requirements for this vacancy
- You know what you’re talking about when it comes to vehicle legislation, drivers/' hours and tachograph legislation.
- You’re happy talking to a variety of people from different backgrounds
- You’re good at planning and organising your own work and time, as well as your teams
- You know what you’re talking about when it comes to using Microsoft Word and Excel
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us!We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.