Transport Shift Manager in Viewpark

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 150 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.

Looking for your next step into operational leadership with a business that truly invests in its people? At Warburtons, we’re looking for a Transport Shift Manager to join our Bellshill site on a full-time, permanent basis. You’ll play a key role leading a team of drivers, keeping our products moving safely and on time—while also having the chance to broaden your skills into Warehouse supervision along the way. If you like a role where no two days are the same and you can really make your mark, you’ll feel right at home in our daily grind.

About the role

As a Transport Shift Manager, you’ll lead a team of drivers to deliver our daily transport plan—safely, legally and efficiently. You’ll be the go-to person on shift for operational decisions, people leadership and standards, making sure we keep our people safe, service levels high and costs under control. In short: you’ll help keep everything moving, so our colleagues can keep baking and Britain can keep enjoying its toast.

Why this role stands out

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of professional drivers—helping every shift rise to the occasion.
• Exposure across both Transport and Warehouse operations—ideal for career progression (and broadening your slice of experience).
• Work across days and nights, gaining full operational experience and keeping the wheels turning.
• Join a values-led, family-owned business with real investment in development—where doing the right thing is always the best recipe.

Key responsibilities

• Safety first, always: lead the HSE agenda on shift, role-model safe behaviours, and see investigations through to root cause and robust actions.
• Lead and develop your team: set clear expectations, coach performance, recognise great work, and manage issues fairly and consistently.
• Ensure legal and policy compliance: actively manage driver and vehicle compliance in line with operator licence requirements and Warburtons standards.
• Deliver the daily plan: manage priorities in real time, solve problems fast, and keep service to our network and customers on track.
• Customer focus: build strong internal relationships (planning, warehouse, site leadership and support functions) and contribute to OTIF/SLA performance.
• Continuous improvement: support site initiatives and improvement projects—bringing ideas, data and energy to make things better.
• Cost control: take accountability for controllable costs on shift (resource, agency/third party where applicable, and operational spend).
• Standards and housekeeping: maintain company and statutory hygiene/housekeeping standards across your areas.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience leading teams in a transport, logistics or distribution environment (ideally multi-drop / time-critical operations).
• Strong working knowledge of transport compliance and driver/vehicle standards, with confidence to challenge and improve.
• A calm, decisive approach—able to manage competing priorities and make good calls under pressure.
• Great people skills: coaching, performance management, and building engagement on shift.
• Comfortable using operational systems and data to drive performance and continuous improvement.
• A genuine commitment to safety and doing the right thing—no shortcuts.

What You’ll Get

• £40,000–£44,000 salary (depending on experience).
• A key leadership role in a busy, supportive distribution team—where your decisions genuinely make a difference.
• The chance to make a real impact on safety, service and team engagement (we’re serious about getting it right—no half-baked fixes).
• Ongoing training and support—plus the opportunity to broaden your experience into warehouse supervision and keep your career on the up.
• A business that’s proud of its heritage—and serious about investing in its future.
• This is a full-time, permanent role working across days and nights, giving you full operational exposure.

About Us

You’ll be based at our Bellshill distribution site at Sholto Crescent, Righead Industrial Estate, Bellshill, ML4 3LX. Bellshill bakery is located between Glasgow and Edinburgh and proudly supports Scotland as our Scottish Manufacturing site, with nearly 300 colleagues working a variety of shift patterns. With two bread plants, we produce a variety of products and are the sole producer of Milk Roll for the UK. In total, we produce just under a million units weekly.

Our Secondary team of 57 drivers deliver around 1 million products per week to over 1,000 customers daily, covering 30,000kms per week. Our Primary team of 21 drivers deliver around 2 million products per week travelling as far south as Manchester and as far north as Inverness and Aberdeen. We service all of Scotland through our complex network working in partnership with carriers to ensure our products arrive on time on a daily basis.

We take pride in our compliance as a DVSA Earned Recognition operator, we share our driver and vehicle information to prove our compliance. We operate a mixed fleet of 10 tractor units, 11 trailers and 36 rigid vehicles. We take sustainability seriously investing in alternatively fuelled vehicles such as CNG and electric. Recently we have taken delivery of 6 new CNG tractor units reducing our emissions by up to 80%.

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.