Transport Manager

Overview

Join a winning team at Maritime Transport. We’re looking for a Transport Manager to be based at our Manchester Depot to help develop our ambitious plans.

• Competitive salary
• Annual salary review (discretionary)
• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1
• Life assurance cover x3 from day 1
• Maritime weekly lottery (chance to win one thousand pounds every week)
• Group personal pension
• Employee assistance programme
• Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends

• Fully accountable for assisting in the day-to-day running of all Driver Support functions
• Manage drivers shifts, monitor drivers hours etc. using the FTA Vision Programme
• Examine driver tachograph records and organise retraining where necessary
• Report vehicle damage in accordance with Company Policy to aid repair
• Recruitment of HGV Drivers as required
• Full knowledge of current transport regulations and legislation
• Administer Driver wage processes correctly

• Ability to communicate at all levels from drivers to directors
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads
• Strong team player with ability to work independently
• Ensuring the Company stays compliant with all legal requirements as per Operator Licence
• Proven track record of managing and delivering high level service to a driver force in a high volume environment

If you can demonstrate an exceptional track record in day-to-day operations management or an equivalent in exceeding performance targets, you will be a hands-on, flexible professional with a thorough knowledge of driving hours and regulations, good IT skills and excellent communication skills. You will be responsible for a number of important areas of driver administration and compliance including vehicle and trailer inspection, defect control, infringement control, and driver recruitment and induction.

If you are commercially astute, capable and extremely well organised with people management skills based on developing your team of drivers to achieve success, we would like to hear from you.

Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman, John Williams, Maritime Transport has evolved from small beginnings into a leading logistics company with a turnover exceeding £400m. To date, the company employs 3,300 people across 40+ sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals, with a cutting-edge fleet of 1,300 Euro-6 trucks and over 50 container handlers servicing a number of trains daily.

Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator, developing and delivering low carbon, container logistics solutions for first and final miles, and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail. In 2024, the company was acquired by MEDLOG S.A., strengthening its market position as a leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.