Driver Operations Team Manager

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Location: Wednesbury

Salary: circa £41,000.00 per annum

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shift: 5 over 7 rota, starting between 0330 and 0600, 42 hours per week

Are you a Driver Operations Team Manager on top of your game? Warburtons is looking for a dedicated Driver Operations Team Manager to join our Wednesbury site. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of Class 2 and Class 1 drivers, ensuring customer requirements are met in full and on time, while maintaining strict transport compliance.

As a key member of our team, you will work alongside fellow Team Managers and report to the Transport Manager. You will manage and develop your team, making sure they are motivated and engaged, and that performance levels are consistently high.

• Previous experience as a Team Manager with experience in managing teams, coaching, and mentoring (including conducting 1-2-1’s)
• Monitoring and investigating team KPI’s, with a focus on leading teams through continuous improvement and training
• In-depth knowledge of Tachograph and WTD regulations
• Proficiency in SAP, specifically the ERP module
• Strong understanding of Health, Safety, Environment, and Food Safety Legislation/BRC standards
• Experience with Driver telematics systems

• Manage a team of Primary and Secondary Drivers, taking responsibility for all people management activities throughout the employee lifecycle to drive improved performance and build a positive, motivated team where everyone is engaged.
• Maintain compliance with transport operator and driver regulations (and Warburtons Distribution Manual) to ensure continued legal transport operation.
• Manage a team of Secondary Distribution Drivers to ensure agreed performance levels are achieved while maintaining high standards of customer service.
• Work on a 5 over 7 rota, starting between 0330 and 0600, around 42 hours per week.

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 options. Family and values are what make us different, and we are a proud bunch. Join us, and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

Our Wednesbury Bakery and Distribution depot is in the heart of the Black Country with our people who are the Heart of The Black Country. We opened our doors almost 25 years ago and are incredibly proud of our loyal and committed team. Today we have nearly 400 colleagues onsite, ensuring our freshly baked products are delivered to families across the UK daily! We bake and distribute over 2 million loaves of bread each week and are committed to our high standards of Health, Safety and sustainability and have our own mini power generating plant that provides both combined heat and power to the bakery. Wednesbury is the Home of the Tiger Bloomer. Join us and you’ll have free onsite parking, hot food served in the canteen, freshly baked products stocked in the kitchen for you to enjoy and a great bunch of people to work with. You’ll find us just off J9 M6 and M5/M6 interchange junction.

• Basic salary of circa £41,000.00 per year
• 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 week’s 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!

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.