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Depot Manager

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Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 9PS

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role is responsible for the safe operation of a depot, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and overall management of operational employees.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
  • The position involves driving efficiencies and profitability while collaborating with the central commercial team on national opportunities.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience, reflecting the responsibilities involved.
  • Key skills required include strong communication abilities, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to promoting safety and operational excellence.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

  • To take responsibility for the safe running of a depot
  • Responsible for Health and Safety & compliance with all statutory requirements
  • Overall management responsibility for all operational employees at the depots
  • Driving efficiencies, profitability / EBITDA
  • Deliver the vision and strategy for the depot
  • Work collaboratively with the central commercial team to support national / contractual opportunities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Drive H&S performance
  • Manage and develop our people to support learning, improvement, support and progression
  • All operational site recruitment, people management, training & development and related HR tasks
  • Ensure compliance programme is maintained
  • Resources are fully utilised and are at their most effective
  • Be active in the local areas promoting company reputation and services
  • Ensure strict compliance with Group Competition and Compliance Rules
  • Key focus on driving volumes and spread, targets to be agreed annually
  • Ensure commercial contractual agreements are authorised at the appropriate (internal) level taking account of Group signoff rules
  • Produce monthly KPI's for depot
  • Identify improvement efficiencies for our own fleet
  • Proactively manage preventative maintenance programme and defect reporting
  • Deal with enquiries / challenges in line with all Company procedures, liaising with other group departments to resolve as appropriate
  • Accurate month end reporting
  • KPI reporting and improvement measures

Personal Specification / skills

  • Positive, proactive approach
  • Promote a positive general culture and health and safety culture and awareness of Site Rules with visitors and colleagues
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Willingness to challenge processes and offer new ideas
  • Full driving licence

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.