Transport Administrative Assistant

Maritime Transport Ltd; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in the UK is seeking a Transport Administrative Assistant to join their team in Felixstowe. The role involves checking job details, assisting the traffic team, and ensuring accurate data entry. Candidates should have administrative experience, attention to detail, and good communication skills. The position offers competitive salary and various benefits including annual bonuses and holiday leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual salary review

Annual bonus

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Discounts on MSC cruises

Group personal pension

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Previous Transport experience – desirable not essential.
• Ability to work quickly and effectively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Check details against a tariff and mileage before entering information.
• Assist traffic team with booking and advising customers.
• Check and enter load references into the traffic system.

Skills

Administrative experience

Knowledge of excel

High attention to detail

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Job description

The Vacancy

We have a fantastic opportunity for the right applicant to join a winning team at Maritime Transport as a Transport Administrative Assistant.

Maritime Transport is one of the fastest growing container transport, handling and storage companies in the UK and offers one of the most dynamic working environments and prospects to progress within the industry.

Why work for Maritime?

• Competitive salary
• Annual salary review (discretionary)
• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1
• Life assurance cover x3 from day 1 and up to age 66
• Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends
• Maritime Weekly Lottery – every week one employee will win £1,000 Net
• Group personal pension
• Employee assistance programme
• Stable and successful business, in 23 years 23 pay rises
  
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Job rating which involves checking details against a tariff and mileage before entering the information into the traffic system
• Checking rate conformation from customers against the job rate in the traffic system and querying differences
• Assist traffic team with booking on boxes, trailer reconciliation and advising customers of late jobs
• Checking signed proof of deliveries and sending to customers, entering costs into the traffic system
• Checking and entering load references and other associated tasks into the traffic system
• Booking jobs/containers onto online platforms
  
  

We are looking for candidates to apply who have the following:

• Previous Transport experience – desirable not essential
• Administrative experience
• Knowledge of excel
• High attention to detail
• The ability to work quickly and effectively within a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  
  

The Company

Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman, John Williams, Maritime Transport has evolved from small beginnings into a leading logistics company with a turnover exceeding £400m.

To date, the company employs 3,000 personnel across 40+ sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals, with a cutting-edge fleet of 1,300 Euro-6 trucks and over 50 container handlers servicing a number of trains, daily. Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator, developing and delivering low carbon, container logistics solutions for first and final miles, and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail.

In 2024, the company was acquired by Swiss-based global logistics and supply chain provider, MEDLOG S.A., supporting Maritime’s growth strategy and strengthening its market position as the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.

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