# Transport First Line Manager

**Company**: John Lewis Partnership
**Location**: Coulsdon
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £36,600 to £57,600 per annum
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

We're an inclusive business, valuing individuality and promoting a sense of belonging among our Partners and customers. As a Transport First Line Manager within the Partnership, you will oversee daily operations, managing a team of Partners and agency colleagues to ensure our 7-day-a-week transport operation is productive, compliant, and meets service targets.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Ensure safety and compliance with Health & Safety and EU driving regulations

- Lead and support the performance and wellbeing of your team

- Drive continuous operational development and build high-performing teams

- Manage productivity and resources to maintain budgets

- Act as deputy for the Transport Shift Manager

**Essential skills/experience:**

- 18 years or older

- Proven experience in a Transport or Distribution management role

- Strong knowledge of EU and Working Time regulations, plus Health & Safety legislation

- Experience managing disciplinary procedures

**Desirable skills/experience:**

- Full UK Manual Driving Licence

- Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

- Confident using Google Sheets and Google Docs

**Salary range:** £36,600 to £57,600 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus Enhanced Hours Premium where applicable **Contract type:** 12-month fixed-term contract, internally known as a Secondment **Working pattern/flexible working:** Between 05:00-23:00, including rota'd weekend working **Hours of Work:** 37.5 hours per week

## Skills

### Required
- EU driving regulations
- Health & Safety legislation
- Transport or Distribution management
- disciplinary procedures

### Nice to have
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence
- Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- Google Sheets
- Google Docs

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