Container Shipping Controller | Hybrid Logistics

Randstad CPE; Bishton; Hybrid; GBP 37,642,000 - 53,611,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office environment

Nature reserve area

Career progression

CV editing

Dedicated support team

35 days holiday

Discounts (restaurants & retail)

Job summary

Randstad CPE has an initial temporary Container Shipping Controller role at Tata Steel UK's Llanwern works in Newport, Wales. The job focuses on coordinating container shipping across international lanes with a strong IT and communication emphasis.

The position is hybrid (2–3 days in the office, currently Mondays and Fridays), 36.5 hours per week, paying £17.45 per hour (£33,120 per annum) for an initial 6-month contract likely to extend or go permanent.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an office-based administrative role, ideally within Logistics or Distribution.
• Strong IT literacy, especially MS Office.
• Driving Licence and access to own vehicle.
• High level of attention to detail, especially with numerical data.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Good UK Health and Safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with customer service teams regarding delivery plans and production scheduling.
• Obtaining, reviewing, and agreeing on rates for trade lanes from shipping lines.
• Providing quotations to internal business units.
• Informing container stuffing depots of spikes in requirements to ensure materials are ready.
• Evaluating melt and pour status for country of origin prior to booking orders.
• Maximising road and rail loads out of the business units into the stuffing depots.
• Arranging inbound movements accordingly.
• Contacting shipping lines to make bookings on material delivery.
• Managing customs clearance for goods leaving the UK.
• Ensuring paperwork and destination country imports certs are accurate.
• Inputting SOLAS VGM data into the shipping line database.

Skills

IT literacy

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Randstad CPE has an initial temporary Container Shipping Controller role at Tata Steel UK's Llanwern works in Newport, Wales. The job focuses on coordinating container shipping across international lanes with a strong IT and communication emphasis.

The position is hybrid (2–3 days in the office, currently Mondays and Fridays), 36.5 hours per week, paying £17.45 per hour (£33,120 per annum) for an initial 6-month contract likely to extend or go permanent.