Operations Assistant Apprentice, Price Transport LTD, Barnsley, S75 1JT

Barnsley College; Barnsley; Vor Ort; GBP 11.000 - 15.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Barnsley College is seeking an Operations Assistant to deliver high-quality customer service and manage enquiries mainly by phone and email. The role supports job input, despatch processes, and planning work with drivers and routing, in line with customer SLAs.

Based in the Barnsley office, you will build relationships across departments, input data into WMS/TMS, verify paperwork, and assist with despatch administration while working towards an Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Qualifikationen

• Good standard of written and spoken English.
• Experience in the transport industry advantageous.
• Good IT skills.
• Good telephone manner.

Aufgaben

• Answer all telephone calls in a courteous, polite and timely manner.
• Resolve all delivery/collection queries within agreed timescales.
• Monitor the Traffic and Despatch mailboxes.
• Input data into warehouse and transport management systems (WMS/TMS).
• Liaise input to external systems for couriers and subcontractors.
• Verify delivery paperwork (manifests, delivery notes, PODs, compliance documents).
• Import information files between systems as per procedures.
• Support despatch administration (pick lists, outbound loads, stock reports, labelling).
• Ensure accurate pricing for invoicing daily and respond to quotes.
• Ensure accurate order processing and timely communication.
• Liaise with multiple departments across sites to meet service levels.
• Ensure all jobs are processed per procedures and records.
• Assist with incident reporting (despatch errors, delivery issues).
• Understand Manpack and PalletForce tracking/invoicing system.
• Ensure H&S compliance within department.
• Be flexible with duties for holidays/sickness and hours.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Telephone etiquette

Data entry

Ausbildung

Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship

Tools

WMS/TMS

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

To provide a high standard of customer service taking responsibility for all areas of maintaining positive customer relationships, mostly via telephone or e‑mail enquiries. To facilitate the customer journey from job input and despatch to service completion in line with customer SLA’s. To manage the customer job input in all forms, including EDI’s, customer portal, WMS transfer and manual entry. To support the planning function with organising drivers, collections, routing and paperwork checks.

The Operations Assistant works in the Barnsley office and reports direct to the Customer Service Manager

The role requires the individual to create and maintain good working relationships with customers and all departments in the company.

Principal Accountabilities

• To answer all telephone calls in a courteous, polite and timely manner
• To resolve all delivery/collection queries received, either by telephone, website or email, within agreed timescales.
• To monitor the Traffic and Despatch mailboxes as per company standards
• Carry out accurate data input into warehouse and transport management systems (WMS/TMS)
• To liaise and input to external systems for couriers and subcontractors as required
• Verify delivery paperwork, including manifests, delivery notes, PODs, and compliance documents.
• To import information files between systems as per company procedures
• To support with warehouse despatch administration, including preparing pick lists, checking outbound loads, stock reports and ensuring correct labelling and documentation.
• Ensure accurate pricing for invoicing on a daily basis and respond to customer requests for quotes
• Ensure accurate order processing, timely responses, and consistent communication standards.
• Liasing with multiple departments across multiple sites to ensure that service levels are met
• To ensure all jobs are dealt with in line with Company procedures / customer requirements and accurate records are maintained.
• Assist with incident reporting, including despatch errors, delivery issues, and operational delays.
• To fully understand the Manpack and PalletForce job tracking / invoicing system.
• Ensure H&S compliance within their department/area of work at all times
• To be flexible with duties when holiday / sickness cover of colleagues is required.
• To be flexible with working hours and cover as necessary
• Any other duties as requested by a Manager.

Work towards a recognised Administration Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.

Qualifications/education required

• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Experience in the transport industry advantageous
• Good IT skills
• Good telephone manner