DC Team Leader
About this role
Team Leader
Location – Atherton
Salary – £34,000.88 per annum
Hours of Work – Monday to Friday
Lyreco are the market leader in Workplace Solutions and specialise in providing workplace solutions to businesses globally, across a variety of sectors.
We have a rare opportunity become available to join our team as a Distribution Team Leader at our Regional Distribution Centre in Atherton.
Reporting to the Regional Distribution Centre Manager, the Team Leader position is responsible for assisting in the daily operational management of drivers.
As a Distribution Team Leader your responsibilities are:
- Support the RDC Manager to manage a team of Delivery Drivers, providing relief cover for holidays, sickness and training when needed.
- Fully flexible, occasionally travel to other depots, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
- To load and unload truckers where applicable to deliver orders, which may be furniture or General Office Products, to the customer and maintain a high level of customer service.
- Assist in the unloading / breakdown of pallets and the sortation of goods into route order as required.
- To assist with random vehicle checks making sure that items loaded are correct.
- Undertake weekly vehicle checks for damage, wear, and tear. Report any mechanical faults, GV9 offences or accidents at the earliest opportunity.
- Be involved in recruiting new staff members.
The ideal Distribution Team Leader will:
- Basic knowledge of Highway Code and regulations relating to the operation of delivery vehicles
- Basic working knowledge of tachographs and EU regulations relating to the working time directive.
- Good supervisory and communication skills
- Ability to schedule, plan and meet deadlines.
- This job role requires regular contact with the company’s customer base so excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Must have C1 license, CPC & Tacho card must be in date.
Lyreco Benefits:
Lyreco is a great place to work. We believe in fostering a culture that values our people and inspires each of us to be the best we can be. If you want to join a company that is packed with great energy, fun, and a place where you can accelerate your career, then Lyreco is the right place for you!
- 23 days holiday + BH
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye care vouchers
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.
Agency CV’s will not be accepted.
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Company at a glance
The Lyreco Group is the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world. A privately-owned company since 1926, Lyreco is now present in 25 countries with 13 partners in 15 additional countries, operating in 40 different countries across the globe.
A global workplace solutions company with 10,000+ employees, Lyreco’s mission is to delivery sustainably, what any workplace needs, so its people can focus on what matters most. We are pioneers, today and tomorrow, in delivering what any workplace needs, from workplace products, to services, anywhere you work. We are active in the areas of office supplies, print services and consumables, PPE and safety solutions, coffee and catering, hygiene and cleaning, furniture and ergonomics solutions, and wellbeing services.
With our core values of excellence, passion respect, and agility driving every decision, and a perfect blend of people, technology, and our corporate social responsibility strategy, we aim to deliver a great working day for our people and our customers. We strive for perfection in everything we do, and we really care for our customers. We believe in trust, respect and ethical behaviour, and we remain agile with our ability to anticipate, innovate and adapt to change.
To learn more about Lyreco – check out our website.
Top Benefits
- Holiday
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
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