Road Freight Operator

The Abbey; Bagnall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Abbey is seeking an experienced Road Freight Operator to join its night operations in Cannock. The role focuses on coordinating nightly export/import movements, planning loads, and ensuring accurate logistics documentation in a busy warehouse environment.

You will handle customs-related paperwork, support after-hours processing, and maintain data within the TMS to drive efficiency and service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in road freight export operations.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience using Transport Management Systems (TMS).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nightly transport, export and import operations, ensuring timely departures, arrivals, trailer movements and trunking.
• Plan and optimise export trailer loads with warehouse and transport teams to maximise capacity, efficiency and service levels.
• Prepare and process transport documentation, including manifests, load lists and EDI transmissions.
• Prepare and verify UK customs/export documentation, including CMRs, invoices, packing lists, GMRs, ENS, ELOs and PBNs.
• Support out-of-hours import processing, trailer releases and customs clearance, ensuring compliance with customs legislation and company procedures.
• Investigate and resolve shipment discrepancies, damages, inventory issues and customs queries, escalating where required.
• Maintain accurate shipment, planning and operational data within the TMS.
• Produce operational reports

Skills

Road freight

Export operations

TMS

Customs procedures

Documentation

ASM Sequoia

Job description

Job DescriptionROAD FREIGHT OPERATOR £30,000 - £33,000 CANNOCK, WS11 Night Shift: 18:00 02:00

ROAD IMPORT / EXPORT / CUSTOMS CLEARANCE / LOOGISTICS /TRANSPORT PLANNING

This is a great opportunity for an experienced ROAD FREIGHT OPERATOR to join a busy logistics organisation to support the night operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate nightly transport, export and import operations, ensuring timely departures, arrivals, trailer movements and trunking.
• Plan and optimise export trailer loads with warehouse and transport teams to maximise capacity, efficiency and service levels.
• Prepare and process transport documentation, including manifests, load lists and EDI transmissions.
• Prepare and verify UK customs/export documentation, including CMRs, invoices, packing lists, GMRs, ENS, ELOs and PBNs.
• Support out-of-hours import processing, trailer releases and customs clearance, ensuring compliance with customs legislation and company procedures.
• Investigate and resolve shipment discrepancies, damages, inventory issues and customs queries, escalating where required.
• Maintain accurate shipment, planning and operational data within the TMS.
• Produce operational reports

What You Bring

Skills & Experience Essential:

• Previous experience within road freight export operations.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using Transport Management Systems (TMS)
• Good working knowledge of UK customs procedures and international freight movements.
• Experience with export documentation and customs processes.
• Knowledge ofASM Sequoiawould be advantageous.