Dispatch Operative

ASL; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension scheme

Gym facilities

Healthcare

Job summary

ASL in the Aylesbury region (commutable from Oxford) is seeking a reliable Dispatch Operative to join our market leading engineering team on site. The role offers a salary of circa £35k-£40k with a generous company bonus, pension, gym facilities and healthcare.

The ideal candidate will manage daily dispatch tasks, coordinate with customers and drivers, and support planning for UK-wide deliveries while maintaining safety and accuracy in loading and tracking equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience in dispatch operative, logistics or transport roles.
• Dispatch coordinating experience—communicating with customers and drivers.
• Experience in hire fleets or plant equipment logistics.
• Valid UK driving licence with own vehicle; commutable to Aylesbury daily; FLT desirable.
• Good IT and hire system experience.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Flexible and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily vehicle dispatch and returns.
• Load and unload machinery safely; track vehicles.
• Plan deliveries and collections UK wide with drivers.
• Support transport manager in planning and organising collections.
• Monitor delays and communicate with customers.

Skills

Dispatch coordination

Customer & driver communication

Stock management

Vehicle tracking

Flexibility & proactivity

Full UK driving licence

FLT licence desirable

Tools

Hire systems

Hire databases

Job description

A reliable and motivated Dispatch Operative, Dispatch Operator is required for our market leading, award winning engineering client based in the Aylesbury region commutable from Oxford. In return there is a excellent salary of circa £35k-£40k dependant on experience with excellent company benefits including generous annual company bonus, excellent pension scheme, gym facilities and healthcare in an established reputable company.

The ideal dispatch candidate will have the following key skills and experiences;

• Experience of working in dispatch operative, logistics and transport role eg dispatch operator transport assistant manager, transport planner, dispatch warehouse, dispatch coordinator, logistics planner or any transport, logistics, dispatch role with similar responsibilities
• Some Dispatch coordinating experience - speaking to customers and drivers, coordinating deliveries and delays
• dispatch, transport planning, logistics experience within plant hire, vehicle fleet, hire fleet, transport, dispatch engineering machinery, construction equipment or similar industries
• Full UK driving licence with own vehicle and based a commutable distance to Aylesbury daily (this role is not remote, part time or hybrid it is site based) FLT licence is desirable
• Good software skills, basic IT systems experience. Experience of either hire systems, hire databases or similar is desirable
• Excellent communication and organisation skills. You must have excellent attention to detail to accurately manage daily vehicle dispatch and returns, correctly and safely loading machinery, track vehicles and occasionally plan deliveries and collections worldwide with customers.
• Reliable, flexible character with a proactive can-do attitude

This exciting dispatch deputy transport manager role would suit an enthusiastic and driven dispatch professional with good experience of managing stock, dispatching machinery efficiently, accurately checking and managing returned machinery, loading and unloading of vehicles and accurately tracking vehicles and plant equipment on the system. This logistics role also will support the transport manager when needed to control, plan and organise collections and deliveries UK wide, communicate with drivers and monitor delays, therefore offering great exposure and career growth,

A full job description will be discussed and submitted to suitable dispatch coordinator candidates upon application.

Dispatch operator, dispatch coordinator, dispatch operative, transport planner, logistics planner, assistant transport, deputy transport, transport coordinator, logistics coordinator