🚚 Senior Transport Operator🚚

📍 Location: Woolpit, Suffolk

⏰ Monday to Friday: 08:00–17:00

🚀 Start Date: Immediate start

💼 About the Role:

🧑‍💼 Support the Distribution Operations Manager with day-to-day leadership of a busy pallet distribution operation (£3.5m+ annual sales).

📦 Help coordinate service delivery across 25+ customers, ensuring KPIs and service levels are consistently met.

🚚 Support the management of a team of 7 staff and 36 LGV drivers to keep operations running efficiently and safely.

✅ Ensure customer requirements are consistently met.

💷 Maximise revenue and sales per customer.

📊 Manage operating costs, including traffic office and depot overheads.

🚚 Provide day-to-day support to drivers and act as their first point of contact.

✅ You'll need:

📚 2+ years' experience in a similar role

🎖️ Proven track record in commercial operations

🧠 Knowledge of transport distribution desirable

💻 Business Management and/or CPC qualification desirable

🔥 Good people skills and a solid team player

👁️ Excellent attention to detail

🧑‍💻 IT literate (MS, Office, Outlook)

What You’ll Be Doing:

🧑‍💼 Support the manager with absence/performance issues, training, and day-to-day cover.

📞 Manage driver/customer queries, brief/debrief drivers, and escalate key feedback.

🚨 First-line support for delivery issues, breakdowns, and incidents.

🤝 Manage own-fleet/subcontractor relationships and resources.

✅ Ensure compliance with WTD and driver regulations.

💰 What's On Offer:

💵 Competitive salary

🅿️ On-Site Parking

📚 Ongoing training and career progression

🏢 Supportive and professional environment

🚀 Ready to drive growth and optimise transport performance? Apply now.

☎️ 01394 570 156 / 01473 375 158

📧 info@lmerecruitment.com

🌐 www.lmerecruitment.co.uk

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