Transport Safety Manager

Location

Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom

Job description

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Transport team at Greggs. This is a new role in which you will be able to shape the function and drive standards. You will have a team of 4 delivery point assessors and will work closely with logistics colleagues and those in Safety, Health and Environment.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary

• 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

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• 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

• Cycle to Work scheme

• 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

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Great Britain. The role is hybrid/remote working with frequent UK travel as your direct reports are field based. Regular travel to the Head Office in Newcastle is also required.

What you’ll do

• Set tactical direction for operational transport safety and road risk reduction nationally
• Develop, implement and maintain a standardized system of mandatory safety training and associated recorded keeping for transport office teams
• Support site operations as SME for Transport Safety and compliance with national safety processes
• Manages the continual process of reviewing risk assessment , both routinely and post incident for Transport owned RA.
• Manage the DPA process nationally, including site level audits
• Liaise with Transport Planning Team and TM/LMs on retail delivery Master Data
• Lead Transport Audit for the Safety element

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Can demonstrate successful career history in managing Road Transport Safety

• Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels

• Can demonstrate a proven ability to provide excellence in customer service

• Have proven high levels of accuracy and attention to detail

• Have experience of, and the ability to multi-task and work with multiple priorities calmly and at pace

• Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills

• Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

• Have advanced IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative

• Have advanced Excel skills to support with analysis and the ability to work with large data sets

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of analysing information and issues to identify current and potential problems and develop and implement workable solutions

• Able to engage and work collaboratively with other teams to make improvements to processes and influence stakeholders at all levels

• A good communicator, able to operate at all levels clearly and concisely with the proven ability to communicate complex data terminology so it is understood by the data owner and the business

• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

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.

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