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The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!
We are looking for an Assistant Shift Manager to Join our fast-paced, reactive transport team. You’ll play a key role in delivering the daily plan, overseeing loading activities, and managing attendance and absence records.
You’ll also support the Shift Manager across all areas of transport operations and people management, helping ensure smooth and compliant performance throughout the shift.
Desirable:
Closing Date:
Assistant Shift Manager (nights)
Best Food Logistics
Retail
Night Shift
Job Description
Pension, 21 days Holiday, Healthcare Cash Plan, Personal Accident Scheme.
The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!
- 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
- 20% discount on F&F Clothing & Tesco Café
- 10% Booker discount
- 25% discount at all Pizza Express & Pizza Hut Restaurants (exc. buffet & deals)
- 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
- Pension – save up to 6% and Best will match your contribution
- 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
- Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
We operate the UK’s ONLY flexible multi-temp, shared customer delivery logistics network. We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute the entire stock that goes into our customer’s stores across the UK, priding ourselves on quality of service.
We are looking for an Assistant Shift Manager to Join our fast-paced, reactive transport team. You’ll play a key role in delivering the daily plan, overseeing loading activities, and managing attendance and absence records.
You’ll also support the Shift Manager across all areas of transport operations and people management, helping ensure smooth and compliant performance throughout the shift.
- Oversee the dispatch board, record colleague arrivals, and ensure timely route departures
- Manage and report colleague absences effectively
- Coordinate with staffing agencies to fill operational gaps as needed
- Conduct colleague meetings, including welfare check-ins, investigations, and disciplinary hearings
- Support the monitoring and enforcement of legal transport compliance standards
- Collaborate with the warehouse team to resolve loading and operational issues
- Perform routine driver licence checks to ensure compliance
- Assign and track vehicles using the fleet monitoring system
- Prepare and process reports related to driver infringements
- Investigate personal and vehicle incidents
- Provide operational support across all areas of the transport function as required
Essential:
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Office and administrative experience at management level
- High degree of confidentiality, accuracy & effective communication
- Ability to lead an effective team
- Ability to challenge influence and give feedback
- Technical capability around systems and process flows
- Intermediate level of all Microsoft packages
- Ability to build effective relationships within & across departments
- High level of problem solving and resilience
- Tachomaster and Microlise experience
Desirable:
- CPC trained qualification
- SAP experience
Closing Date:
3rd September 2025
Department:
Supervisor
Hours:
48 hours a week
Location:
Hoddesdon
Reference Number:
booker/TP/246930/27137
Salary:
Competitive
