Container Shipping Controller: Logistics & IT (Hybrid)

Randstad CPE; Llanwern; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday 35 days + BH

Discounts for restaurants and retail

Job summary

Tata Steel UK Llanwern is recruiting for a Container Shipping Controller. The role is initially a temporary 6-month assignment with hybrid working (2-3 days in the office) and the rate is £17.45 per hour (£33,120 per annum).

Responsibilities include liaising with customer service on delivery plans, quoting internal units, arranging bookings with shipping lines, and managing customs clearance and SOLAS VGM data. Immediate start is preferred pending checks.

Qualifications

• Experience in an office-based administrative role within logistics or distribution.
• Strong IT literacy and MS Office skills.
• Driving licence and access to own vehicle (cyclists can be accommodated).
• High attention to detail, especially with numerical data.
• Good verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customer service teams on delivery plans and production scheduling.
• Obtain, review, and agree rates for trade lanes from shipping lines.
• Provide quotations to internal business units.
• Inform stuffing depots of spikes in requirements to ensure materials are ready.
• Input SOLAS VGM data into the shipping line database.
• Arrange inbound movements and contact shipping lines to make bookings.

Skills

MS Office

IT literacy

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Driving licence

Logistics coordination

Office administration

Tools

Shipping line database

SOLAS VGM data entry

Job description

Tata Steel UK Llanwern is recruiting for a Container Shipping Controller. The role is initially a temporary 6-month assignment with hybrid working (2-3 days in the office) and the rate is £17.45 per hour (£33,120 per annum).

Responsibilities include liaising with customer service on delivery plans, quoting internal units, arranging bookings with shipping lines, and managing customs clearance and SOLAS VGM data. Immediate start is preferred pending checks.