Transport Supervisor
Job Description & Overview
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Transport Supervisor</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Derby</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Pay: £14.17 per hour + holiday pay</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Contract: Temporary (temp to perm opportunity for the right candidate)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Hours/Shifts: Monday to Friday (start time to be discussed)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Role</p>
<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">We're recruiting for a Transport Supervisor on a temporary basis, with a temp to perm opportunity possibly available for the right candidate. You'll support the smooth running of day-to-day transport operations, ensuring deliveries run safely, efficiently and in line with compliance requirements.</h5>
<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key Responsibilities</h5>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Supervise daily transport activity, coordinating drivers and workload to meet service levels</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Ensure compliance with drivers' hours, tachograph regulations and Working Time Directive (WTD)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Manage driver brief/debrief, address issues on shift and escalate where needed</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Liaise with transport team to keep goods moving and resolve delays</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Maintain accurate transport paperwork and records (PODs, incident reports, KPI data)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Support vehicle checks/defect reporting and coordinate maintenance needs</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What We're Looking For</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Previous experience in a transport supervisor / transport coordinator / transport planning role</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Good knowledge of UK transport compliance (drivers' hours, tacho, WTD)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong communication skills and confidence managing drivers and priorities</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Organised, proactive, and able to stay calm under pressure</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Comfortable using transport systems and basic admin/IT</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">If you're looking for a new role and tick the criteria above, call Chris on (phone number removed) for a speedy response, or click Apply Now!</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Don't miss this opportunity to drive your career forward with a company that values your hard work and dedication.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, corporate members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability Confident committed members, Gold status for the Armed Forces Covenant, Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters and Age Friendly Employer pledge members.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 02 Oct 2026
- Location: Derby, Derbyshire
- Employment Type: Temporary
- Category: Distribution
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