Job Description

Location:

Bognor Regis

Function:

Distribution

Job Reference:

6699

Employment Type:

Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date:

08/06/2025

Job Title: Driver Operations Team Manager

Location: Bognor Regis

Salary: 40,000.00 - 41,700.00 per annum

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shift: 5 over 7 rota, starting between 0300 and 0900, 42 hours per week

Are you a Driver Operations Team Manager OR Transport Team Manager on top of your game?

Warburtons is looking for a dedicated Driver Operations Team Manager to join our Bognor site. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of Class 2 drivers, ensuring customer requirements are met in full and on time, while maintaining strict transport compliance.


As a key member of our team, you will work alongside fellow Team Managers and report to the Transport Manager. You will manage and develop your team, making sure they are motivated and engaged, and that performance levels are consistently high.

Essential Ingredients

Previous experience as a Team Manager or Key Operative with experience in managing teams, coaching, and mentoring (including conducting 1-2-1's) Monitoring and investigating team KPI's, with a focus on leading teams through continuous improvement and training In-depth knowledge of Tachograph and WTD regulations Proficiency in SAP, specifically the ERP module Strong understanding of Health, Safety, Environment, and Food Safety Legislation/BRC standards Experience with Driver telematics systems

The Recipe

Manage a team of Class 2, Secondary Drivers, taking responsibility for all people management activities throughout the employee lifecycle to drive improved performance and build a positive, motivated team where everyone is engaged. We currently have around 80 Class 2 Drivers across 46 routes. Maintain compliance with transport operator and driver regulations (and Warburtons Distribution Manual) to ensure continued legal transport operation. Manage a team of Secondary Distribution Drivers to ensure agreed performance levels are achieved while maintaining high standards of customer service. Work on a 5 over 7 rota, starting between 0300 and 0900, around 42 hours per week.



As 'Britain's Best Loved Food Brand,' we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family company supplying 18,500 retail customers from 12 bakeries and 15 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat-free options. Family and values are what make us different, and we are a proud bunch. Join us, and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

About Us

Bognor Regis Distribution Depot is proud of our One Team culture and the role we play in distributing our freshly baked products to our customers. Bognor Regis has over 100 colleagues working across distribution and warehousing from a wide range of nationalities, who support in the delivery of over one million items per week to around 1000 stores. Our drivers pick and deliver to stores as far as Poole, Winchester, Aldershot, Weybridge, Leatherhead, Crawley & Eastbourne and anywhere in between.

Extra Dough

At last, and by no means yeast, you will want to know what your bread's worth:
Basic salary of 40,000.00 to 41,700.00 per year A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share) Family time is important to us, so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave Award-winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7% Life assurance Products you will love, along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website Continued investment in your personal development Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice, and a comprehensive occupational health service




We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.