<div id="job-desription" class="INHERIT DEFAULT-UL basis-0 flex-grow"><p>The Air Ambulance Service provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) which provides paediatric transfers across the UK.&nbsp; Our objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with our work centered on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.</p><p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Transport and Logistics Team Leader</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Chesterfield</p><p><strong>Full Time:</strong>&nbsp;40&nbsp;hours</p><p><strong>Annual Salary:</strong> £27,560</p><p><strong>Job Purpose</strong></p><p>The Logistics &amp; Transport Team Leader oversees the day-to-day regional transport operation across our Rotor Hub and Blade model, ensuring the effective movement of goods to and from shops, donation points, and external recycling banks. Working closely with the wider Trading team, this role leads a team of drivers and supports operational delivery, vehicle compliance, and route efficiency while maintaining high standards of service and safety.</p><p>Key Responsibilities<br>Logistics Planning &amp; Delivery<br>• Plan and manage daily vehicle routes and driver workloads to ensure timely servicing of clothing banks, shop stock deliveries, and collections.<br>• Proactively adapt plans to cover short-notice absences, breakdowns, or volume surges—showing courage and flexibility in decision-making.<br>• Step in to drive vehicles when required, demonstrating a hands-on, supportive approach.</p><p>Team Leadership<br>• Lead a small team of drivers with compassion and consistency, supporting performance through fair delegation, coaching, and recognition.<br>• Foster a team culture of professionalism, ownership, and mutual respect.<br>• Identify training and development needs, delivering local induction and reporting requirements to the Transport Manager.<br>• Promote safety, wellbeing, and personal responsibility within the driver team.</p><p>Fleet &amp; Compliance Oversight<br>• Ensure vehicles are roadworthy and safe, conducting and logging all necessary pre-use checks.<br>• Monitor driver hours, behaviour, and telematics data, addressing non-compliance with courage and clarity.<br>• Ensure all team members follow H&amp;S, manual handling, and vehicle security procedures.<br>• Escalate vehicle defects or servicing needs in a timely and accurate manner.</p><p>Stock Bank &amp; Donation Support<br>• Coordinate regular collections from clothing banks across the patch, managing overflow risks with proactive communication.<br>• Log weight data via the appropriate portal and support performance reporting.<br>• Identify and report any maintenance issues with banks or surrounding locations.<br>• Liaise with the IT Asset Reuse Manager to collect electrical donations—demonstrating cross-team creativity in balancing workloads.</p><p>Retail Support &amp; Collaboration<br>• Work in partnership with Area Managers and store teams to plan and fulfil retail stock movements efficiently.<br>• Ensure timely, safe, and professional delivery of shop stock, including furniture and bulky goods, delivering with a customer-first mindset that reflects TAAS values.<br>• Represent the charity positively when entering shops, offering friendly and respectful support that enhances local morale and the in-store service culture.<br>• Understand and prioritise deliveries that directly impact sales floor readiness or revenue generation, using initiative and commercial awareness to adapt routes where needed.<br>• Collaborate with Workflow and Volunteer Team Leaders to align resources with wider shop or donation centre needs.<br>• Build trusting, respectful relationships with colleagues across Trading—encouraging a joined-up approach to hub operations.</p><p>Performance Monitoring &amp; Reporting<br>• Report against regional transport KPIs weekly, including service rates, bank collections, driver performance, and cost indicators.<br>• Investigate service complaints or performance concerns with fairness and a focus on resolution.<br>• Implement preventative actions and communicate learnings to the wider team, promoting a culture of continuous improvement</p><p>Person Specification<br>Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.<br>Collaborative approach to achieving departmental and wider organisational objectives.<br>A flexible approach to allow adaptability to the changing needs of the organisation.<br>Values and Behaviours<br>• Demonstrates the TAAS values in all aspects of leadership and decision-making:<br>• Compassion – leads with fairness and respect for others<br>• Courage – tackles challenges, holds high standards, and adapts under pressure<br>• Creativity – finds practical solutions to changing needs and encourages smarter ways of working</p><p>Essential<br>• 2+ years’ experience in logistics, transport, or fleet operations<br>• Proven ability to manage routes, schedules, and vehicle allocation efficiently<br>• Sound knowledge of transport legislation, driver hour limits, and vehicle safety compliance<br>• Experience leading or supervising a team, with confidence in feedback and task setting<br>• Proficiency in using digital tools for reporting, routing, or fleet tracking<br>• Organised, adaptable, and responsive to operational needs<br>• Commitment to safety, service, and professionalism<br>Desirable<br>• Previous experience in the charity, recycling, or retail logistics sectors<br>• Understanding of the challenges of transporting second-hand or bulky donations<br>• Familiarity with stock movement for retail replenishment<br>• Full, clean driving licence and van-driving experience</p><p>Any other information required:&nbsp;<br>• This role is based at a regional Rotor Hub and involves regular travel across a defined area.<br>• Flexibility in working patterns may be required to meet operational demands, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends.</p><p>The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.</p><p><strong>Environment</strong></p><p>TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.</p><p>As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.&nbsp;</p><p>*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants.</p></div><div class="mb-[20px] tablet:mt-0 tablet:mb-0 tablet:w-[332px] mobile:w-full"><job-description-card class="ng-tns-c1550478706-2"><div class="w-full mb-[20px] tablet:mb-0 border-1 border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-25 rounded-md shadow-300 group" style="font-family: Roboto;"><!----><div class="p-5 tablet:p-8"><div class="flex flex-col gap-5"><div class="paragraph-2 font-semibold axiom0-0 axiom-scraped-0"> Transport and Logistics Team Leader </div><div class="flex gap-2 items-start"><div class="mt-[2px]"><i class="fak fa-talos-location-pin fa-xl text-neutral-400"></i></div><div class="flex flex-col items-start"><div><p class="paragraph-2 font-medium text-neutral-600 axiom1-0 axiom-scraped-1" style="font-family: Roboto;"> Chesterfield </p><!----></div><div><p style="font-family: Roboto;" class="paragraph-3 text-4"> S40 1UT </p><!----></div></div></div><!----><div class="flex gap-2"><div class="items-start mt-[2px]"><i class="fak fa-talos-dollar fa-xl text-neutral-400"></i></div><span class="paragraph-2 font-medium text-neutral-600 axiom2-0 axiom-scraped-2"> £27,560 per year<!----><!----></span></div><!----><div class="flex gap-2 items-center"><i class="fak fa-talos-clock fa-xl text-neutral-400"></i><span class="paragraph-2 font-medium text-neutral-600 axiom3-0 axiom-scraped-3"> Permanent - Full-time </span></div><!----><div class="border-b border-neutral-200 w-full"></div><!----><div class="flex gap-2 items-center"><i class="fak fa-talos-information fa-lg text-neutral-400"></i><span class="paragraph-1 font-normal text-neutral-600"> Posted yesterday </span></div><!----><div class="flex gap-2 items-center"><i class="fak fa-talos-information fa-lg text-neutral-400"></i><span class="paragraph-1 font-normal text-neutral-600"> Closing date: 02/07/2025 </span></div><!----><div class="flex gap-2 items-center"><i class="fak fa-talos-information fa-lg text-neutral-400"></i><span class="paragraph-1 font-normal text-neutral-600"> Job reference: LB1334337CheTALTL </span></div><!----></div></div></div></job-description-card><job-documents class="ng-tns-c1550478706-2"><!----></job-documents><div class="mt-8 mb-6 w-full border-t-1 border-neutral-200"></div><p class="paragraph-1">Share this vacancy</p><div class="flex flex-row mt-2 gap-[1.5rem]"><button type="button" class="h-[44px] tooltip-subject justify-center flex items-center px-5 py-2 border-1 border-neutral-200 rounded group hover:bg-neutral-50 active:bg-neutral-200 focus:bg-neutral-200" id="copyLinkShareButton"><i class="ng-tns-c1550478706-2 fak fa-link text-6 text-neutral-500 group-hover:text-neutral-500"></i><div class="tooltip bottom-[5rem] points-bottom"><div class="tooltip-content whitespace-nowrap"><p class="font-primary"> Copy link to clipboard </p></div></div></button><!----><!----><!----><button type="button" class="h-[44px] tooltip-subject justify-center flex items-center px-5 py-2 border-1 border-neutral-200 rounded group hover:bg-neutral-50 active:bg-neutral-200 focus:bg-neutral-200" id="emailShareButton"><i class="ng-tns-c1550478706-2 fak fa-mail text-6 text-neutral-500 group-hover:text-neutral-500"></i><div class="tooltip bottom-[5rem] points-bottom"><div class="tooltip-content whitespace-nowrap"><p class="font-primary"> Share via Email </p></div></div></button><!----><!----><!----><button type="button" class="h-[44px] tooltip-subject justify-center flex items-center px-5 py-2 border-1 border-neutral-200 rounded group hover:bg-[#E7F4FF] focus:bg-[#B9DAF5]" id="linkedInShareButton"><i class="ng-tns-c1550478706-2 fak fa-linkedin text-6 text-neutral-500 group-hover:text-[#2771AC] group-focus:text-[#2771AC]"></i><div class="tooltip bottom-[5rem] points-bottom"><div class="tooltip-content whitespace-nowrap"><p class="font-primary"> Share on LinkedIn </p></div></div></button><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></div><!----><!----></div>