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The Company PKL, a division of Lowe Rental, is the leading commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to both public and private sector clients across the globe. With over 35 years’ experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients’ needs. Glastonbury to Wimbledon, Olympics to the Commonwealth Games, we are an entrepreneurial organisation who believe working together is the key to our success. The Role Reporting directly to the Head of Transport, the purpose of the Transport Supervisor is to is to lead and manage the daily transport operations with precision, ensuring the timely and safe delivery and collection of catering equipment, portable kitchens, and modular buildings. You will ensure that all transport activities comply with PKL's stringent safety protocols and legal regulations, while optimizing fleet efficiency and maintaining high standards of customer service. By fostering a culture of safety, compliance, and operational excellence, you will contribute to the success and growth of PKL Group. This role will include but not limited to the following duties: • Oversee the daily scheduling and routing of vehicles to ensure efficient transport operations, reducing downtime and optimizing fuel usage., • Manage and monitor the performance of both in-house drivers and subcontracted transport providers, ensuring adherence to company policies, road safety regulations, and legal requirements., • Source, vet, and manage subcontracted transport providers, ensuring they meet PKL’s standards for safety, compliance, and service quality. Regularly review subcontractor performance and address any operational issues., • Ensure that all vehicles and drivers comply with current health, safety, and transport legislation, including vehicle inspections, driver licensing, and training., • Plan and coordinate deliveries and collections of equipment for events and customer orders, ensuring on-time performance and accurate delivery., • Liaise with customers to provide updates on delivery times, resolve transport-related issues, and ensure high levels of client satisfaction., • Coordinate the maintenance, servicing, and repair of company vehicles, ensuring the fleet is always in top working condition., • Maintain accurate records of vehicle inspections, driver logs, subcontractor agreements, fuel consumption, and other transport metrics for reporting purposes., • Work closely with the Head of Transport to identify areas for operational improvement and implement changes that enhance efficiency and service quality., • Prepare and deliver regular reports to the Head of Transport on key transport metrics, including fleet utilization, delivery performance, cost analysis, and subcontractor efficiency. Provide insights and recommendations for improvements., • Monitor and track key performance indicators (KPIs), identify trends, address underperformance, and implement corrective actions where necessary. Skills & Experience • Demonstrable experience in a transport or logistics supervisory role., • Solid understanding of transport regulations, vehicle maintenance, and route planning., • Proven experience in managing and motivating a team of drivers or transport staff., • Strong ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment., • Strong analytical skills with the ability to resolve issues quickly and efficiently., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, • Competent with transport management systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)., • A full, clean UK driving license is essential; HGV or CPC qualification is advantageous but not essential. Desirable • Experience within a similar industry, preferably dealing with event equipment hire, catering, or facilities management., • Knowledge of fleet telematics and GPS systems to enhance transport efficiency., • Experience of HIAB, • Transport Mangers CPC Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience. PKL is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.

About the Company We are Lowe, a globally recognised brand for innovation, ambition and high quality. Lowe Rental is the world’s leading refrigeration and catering equipment supplier to major food exhibitions, sporting events and retailers across the globe; from the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix to Glastonbury, we provide high quality rental solutions to help our clients entertain and delight their customers. About the Role As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning and leading exhibitions and events primarily onsite, with some remote management for smaller exhibitions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including transport, warehouse and sales to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. Your role will involve strategic planning, risk management, stakeholder management and performance monitoring to ensure project success and alignment with our business objectives. The role has a physical, hands on element to it and will require the successful candidate to both lead and be hands-on, supporting the team where needed. This role will report to the Head of Project management. Projects will be based in the UK and Europe with frequent travel to Europe and other worldwide locations. The role will involve being away from home for up to a month at a time and will require weekend work and extended days during time away at expos in order to deliver on time. Responsibilities • Take responsibility for the delivery of projects on time and within the agreed budget., • Provide oversight for company and sub-contract teams in order to facilitate the successful completion of projects on time and in budget., • Manage quality issues to ensure that the standards specified by the client are met., • If on site, daily progress reporting., • Work tightly within the client contract and ensure that all contractors have clear scopes of work., • Find solutions in a dynamic work environment to ensure timely delivery to customers., • Manage and take ownership start to finish for expos and events including planning, leading, delivering, liaising, organising, internal and external customers, key stakeholders, suppliers, internal and external team members and risk and issue management. Qualifications • Previous experience operating as a Project Manager, with end-to-end planning responsibilities., • Telehandler and or forklift licences desirable but not essential providing the candidate is willing to undertake., • Previous experience of construction sites preferred; site supervision essential., • Previous experience of the events and or exhibition industries desirable but not essential., • Proven ability to work as part of a team., • Good computer skills required for communication with office, clients, contractors and suppliers including Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint and Excel., • Experience with back office systems e.g. Dynamics 365 desirable but not essential., • Experience in commercial catering operations desirable but not essential., • PRINCE2 qualification is desirable. Required Skills • Able to supervise and control a small team in a fast-moving operational environment., • “Hands on”, can do attitude, resourceful., • Willingness to work long and unsociable hours when needed essential., • Good communicator at all levels – thinks up, down and across. Clear communicator with client., • Focuses on financial as well as operational performance, uses resources carefully, thinks about how to get more for less., • Takes decisions logically., • Works in a tidy, organised way, never leaves things to the last minute, prioritises their work activities, tackles tasks systematically, is always prepared, plans how to meet deadlines., • Able to act calmly under pressure, always recognizing that there is a support team of managers to fall back on., • Strong attention to detail., • Proficiency in project management software and tools., • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities., • Must be eligible to gain CRB/DBS (Criminal Record Background/Disclosure Barring Service) clearance. Preferred Skills • This role will require a ‘hands on’ attitude to both project management and problem-solving., • Candidates must be willing to travel across EU and UK when required., • Weekend or evenings work required where project touch points exist., • Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience. Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.