Logistics Supervisor - Kidlington, Oxfordshire
3 days ago
Kidlington
Contract: PermanentSalary: Offering between £40,000 to £45,000 per annum depending on experience and skillsThe Thames Water Inventory and Supply team are the custodian of network & critical materials, field engineering parts & tools and mobile plant, which are managed through our distribution centres, strategic distribution hubs and depots. Operating on a 24/7 -365 basis to provide real-time distribution and equipment service to support the Thames Water businesses in meeting our service commitments. You will be responsible for planning & prioritisation our support driver resource effectively & efficiently to meet the operational needs of the water network field team’s work. This role carries a high level of responsibility and requires an organised person who can plan efficiently, engage well and communicate with the wider stakeholders involved in the delivery of our repair & maintenance operation. What you will be doing as a Logistics Supervisor • Ensure the Logistics Scheduler’s plan, and allocate collection and delivery tasks to our Support Drivers with the appropriate skill set and their respective operating geography through Salesforce (system)., • Ensure the Logistics Scheduler’s plan works preparation (SLG, cone-offs and letter drops) in time to the correct address and are set up ahead of the start of works., • Ensure that job details are fully compliant with all traffic management / streetworks legislation to avoid any fixed penalty notices/permit fines and that Support Drivers are trained & competent to do so., • Ensure that Support Drivers maintain a health and safety work environment in line with Thames Water’s Health & Safety commitment., • Ensure the Logistics Scheduler manages, allocates and prioritises the Support Drivers' work stack to meet priority jobs (2 hour/4 hour) that need to be completed., • Monitor progress of jobs by regular updates from the planning team, area managers and supervisors to identify if any additional materials, plant, or equipment are required., • Provide daily reports of resource utilisation and planned/ reactive jobs completed to maintain Inventory Field Operations service commitments., • Working with Thames Water Traffic Management Team, monitor collections to ensure no overruns and daily engagement with the planning team to ensure that permit end dates do not expire – any potential fines should be immediately escalated to supervisors., • Track Salesforce for work with forecasted completion date to plan site inspections, site clearance for support drivers., • Provide a weekly report on expected weekend work to ensure resources and materials are made available., • You will need to be organised and have a good understanding of work. management/allocation processes and systems., • You will have excellent attention to detail and scheduling/ planning skills., • You will need to be competent to work with business-critical systems such as Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word., • You will need to be experienced in the Utilities infrastructure industry., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills., • Self-starter – ability to hit the ground running., • Offering between £40,000 to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills., • 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays), • Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution., • Personal Medical Assessments – open to all once a year., • Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets