Transport Coordinator

Coates; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible hours

Employee discounts & wellbeing

Additional leave

Novated leasing

Parental leave 12 weeks

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Coates in Truganina, VIC, is seeking a Transport Coordinator to manage portable building deliveries, collections and relocations in a high-volume operation. You'll balance safety, CoR compliance, customer requirements, transport efficiency and cost control.

You will plan movements, monitor progress, and work with customers, transport providers and internal teams to ensure timely, safe and cost-effective transport solutions. The role offers development within a dynamic logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating portable buildings, heavy equipment, or oversized loads in transport.
• Understanding of load restraint and loading/unloading risks.
• Knowledge of Chain of Responsibility across the transport supply chain.
• Commercial awareness of transport costs, utilisation and productivity.
• Ability to analyse transport requirements balancing safety, service and cost.
• Strong organisational skills to coordinate multiple deliveries and providers.
• Confidence to stop or challenge a transport activity where safety or compliance concerns exist.
• Continuous-improvement mindset and safer, simpler ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule portable building deliveries, collections, transfers and relocations.
• Plan transport movements to maximise truck utilisation and minimise delays, waiting time and empty runs.
• Coordinate with customers, transport providers and internal teams to ensure buildings are ready and transport requirements are clearly communicated.
• Monitor transport movements and proactively manage delays, access issues, failed deliveries and changing customer requirements.
• Ensure transport activities comply with Coates safety standards, load restraint requirements and Chain of Responsibility obligations.
• Raise purchase orders, maintain transport records and monitor transport costs and utilisation.
• Challenge unsafe or inefficient transport practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Branch and Operations teams to support asset utilisation, profitability and the "right truck, right load, right time" approach.

Skills

Portable buildings

Heavy equipment

Oversized loads

Load restraint

Chain of Responsibility

Commercial awareness

Transport costs

Decision making

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Job description

The next step in your career starts here…

The Transport Coordinator at Coates Truganina is a critical operational role responsible for managing changing transport priorities in a high-volume operational environment and balancing safety, Chain of Responsibility compliance, customer requirements, transport efficiency and cost control.

You Will Enjoy a Variety In Your Role Including

• Coordinate and schedule portable building deliveries, collections, transfers and relocations.


• Plan transport movements to maximise truck utilisation and minimise delays, waiting time and empty runs.


• Coordinate with customers, transport providers and internal teams to ensure buildings are ready and transport requirements are clearly communicated.


• Monitor transport movements and proactively manage delays, access issues, failed deliveries and changing customer requirements.


• Ensure transport activities comply with Coates safety standards, load restraint requirements and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations.


• Raise purchase orders, maintain transport records and monitor transport costs and utilisation.


• Challenge unsafe or inefficient transport practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.


• Work closely with Branch and Operations teams to support asset utilisation, profitability and the \"right truck, right load, right time\" approach.

What You\'ll Bring

• Experience coordinating portable buildings, heavy equipment, oversized loads or similar specialised transport would be highly regarded.


• Demonstrated understanding of load restraint, loading/unloading risks and transport critical risks.


• Practical understanding of Chain of Responsibility and the shared responsibilities of parties across the transport supply chain.


• Strong commercial awareness, including an understanding of transport costs, utilisation and productivity.


• Ability to analyse transport requirements and make decisions that balance safety, service and cost.


• Strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple deliveries, collections and transport providers simultaneously.


• Confidence to stop or challenge a transport activity where a safety or compliance concern exists.


• A continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to identify safer, simpler and more efficient ways of working.

What You\'ll Get In Return

• Development and career progression pathways


• Flexible working options available.


• Access to our employee discounts, benefits and wellbeing program including Fitness Passport


• Purchased additional leave program


• Novated leasing and salary sacrifice


• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave in addition to the Government Paid Parental Leave scheme


• Volunteering opportunities through the Coates Foundation

Looking for more reasons to join Coates?

At Coates, we know that people, organisations and communities thrive when everyone feels valued and included.

We\'re proud to be implementing our second Reconciliation Action Plan and are committed to improving gender representation. We also provide opportunities for growth through our leadership and development programs.

But our impact doesn't stop there. Coates supports local and national charities through the Coates Foundation and invests in more sustainable equipment solutions to help create a greener future for all.

Visit careers.coates.com.au to learn more about our values and opportunities.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our culture. Coates welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to apply.

Coates. Equipped for you.