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General Manager (Shears)

Join us at our Owned Operation site, Shears Bros Transport, in Christchurch as a General Manager, overseeing all staff and the business to ensure a high level of service to all stakeholders.


Location: Bournemouth International Airport Aviation Business Park, 427 Viscount Rd, Christchurch BH23 6NW

Working hours: 40 hours per week (09:00 am - 17:30 pm)

Key Partners

  • Director of UK Owned Operations

  • Finance Team

  • HR Team

  • Health and Safety Team

  • Network Team

  • Operations Management Team

Key Activities

  • To manage the Pall-Ex owned subsidiary employees and business

  • Ensure company and staff, including vehicles, are always legally compliant

  • Working towards and supporting the company plan

  • Ensure a high-level service to all stakeholders

Core Value

  • Prioritising Health and Safety for all staff and visitors

  • Help create an engaged workforce

  • Wellbeing and supporting people in challenging times

  • Finding solutions and helping others to solve problems in a positive and productive way

Key Customers

  • CEO, Directors, Leaders

  • Department Heads/Managers

  • Advisors

  • Business Members

  • All Employees

  • External Agencies

Key Resources

  • Health and Safety Management System

  • Policies and Procedures

  • Company Plan Booklet

  • Manager Peer Support

  • Teams document sharing

Customer Relationships, Service and Delivery

  • Timely, professional and accurate response

  • Deliver on promises

  • Regular communication and updates

Company Values

  • Honesty

  • Transparency

  • Mutually Beneficial Relationships

  • Sustainability

  • Commitment

  • Innovation

Strengths, Skills and Competencies

  • Strong integrity, professional and people focused

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

  • Build and maintain strong working relationships

  • Confidence to problem solve and make decisions

Key Deliverables and how you capture value

  • KPI Outcomes

  • Reduction in people or process related issues

  • Key customer feedback

  • Appraisals

Role Specific Responsibilities

  • To provide direction and leadership across the business through strategic planning and effective communication.

  • To maintain the highest standards of safety and quality whilst demonstrating effective compliance with all legal requirements. Through a process of continuous improvement, will always strive to better the services it provides.

  • To comply with the management systems that cover all aspects of the group’s operations.

  • To provide a level of service to the network via the hub operations

  • To ensure all network members comply with hub requirements

  • To deliver the Hub targets and drive forward the improvement plans within agreed budgetary restraints.

  • To monitor and evaluate key performance indicators and instigate improvement plans where required.

  • To ensure an efficient and professional level of service is provided to all customers within the agreed delivery schedules and meet agreed KPI service levels.

  • Liaise and agree all manning levels, recruitment, training, development, and employee relations of all FLT Drivers.

  • Effective execution of all delivery procedures to achieve the correct service levels to satisfy customers’ requirements.

  • Understand and ensure that you implement and comply with the Company Health & Safety Policies and Procedures.

  • Provide a high level of commerciality to ensure company margins are increased and sustained year on year.

  • Sales responsibility – work with Sales and Marketing to ensure a strong pipeline of prospects can be evidenced.

  • Oversee the Hub operations by effectively planning and directing the team with the aim to meet cost efficiency criteria.

  • Work with Senior Management and accounts team to provide yearly budget and reforecast if needed.

  • Implement cost savings where applicable and review periodically.


Our core HR Values

If you are interested in the role please can you send your CV and cover letter to HR (recruitment@pallex.co.uk)


STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE - We work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, and we are not looking to add to our approved supplier list at this time

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