The broad purpose of the apprenticeship is to equip individuals to manage the day-to-day operations involved in supply chain, ensuring activity, personnel and/or vehicles meet customer expectations along with regulatory and legal requirements. The Transport Supervisor apprenticeship ensures the safe and compliant utilisation of all drivers and equipment.
The apprenticeship is aimed at individuals who are currently, or looking to progress to, roles including: Transport Supervisor, Traffic Planner, Transport Manager, Transport Coordinator, Depot Supervisor.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of stakeholders across a number of organisations and professions. Transport Supervisors would lead a team which would vary in size depending on the organisation and have regular engagement with external customers and third party agents. In larger organisations the roles would have regular communication with internal functions such as Accounts and HR. In smaller organisations Transport Supervisors may carry out some of the everyday tasks accounting and human resource activities. A Transport Supervisor would also have contact with various regulators and enforcement organisations.