Transport Administrator - 4 on 4 off Nights

Lineage; Coleshill CP; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite car park

24/7 employee assistance line

Cycle-to-work scheme

Preferential loan/savings rates

Job summary

Lineage Logistics in the UK is recruiting a Transport Operator to join our Transport team at Hams Hall. You will monitor day-to-day transport operations, ensure vehicle and driver compliance, and liaise with Lineage depots and delivery points.

You’ll manage driver hours, use the transport planning system, and handle diary departures, invoicing, and status reports. The role follows a 4 on 4 off nights pattern with a total salary of £30,802.20 per annum.

Qualifications

• Previous Transport experience.
• Experience in managing drivers hours/legislation.
• Familiarity with Transport Management systems or willingness to learn.
• Target-focused, able to meet tight deadlines and work with a team.
• Strong IT skills; Excel, Word and Outlook are important.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the day-to-day transport operations for the site.
• Manage vehicle and driver compliance to stay safe and legal.
• Oversee driver performance and liaison with depots and delivery points.
• Assign drivers and fleet using the transport planning system.
• Handle de-briefs, delivery rejections, and GRRS notifications.
• Support invoicing, status reports and day-to-day activity management.

Skills

Transport experience

Driver hours compliance

Transport Management System

Excel / IT skills

Communication & organization

Tools

Transport planning system

Job description

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with +20,000 colleagues globally. At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live by every day.

If you open your fridge freezer, up to 20% of the products you’ll see have passed through a Lineage facility. We support customers who keep our schools and restaurants stocked and supplied as well as working with many of the UK’s leading retailers.

We are currently recruiting for a Transport Operator to join our Transport team at Hams Hall.

Shift Pattern Available: 4 on 4 off Nights 18:00-06:00

Salary: Total salary inclusive of night shift allowance is £30,802.20 per annum paid monthly.

The role

In this role you will:

• Monitor the day-to-day transport operations for the site.
• Help keep our fleet safe and legal by managing all aspects of vehicle and driver compliance.
• Driver performance management.
• Liaise with Lineage depots and delivery points.
• Driver and fleet assigning using the transport planning system.
• De-briefing drivers.
• Delivery rejections - temperature, damages, wrong product.
• Create goods return notification (GRRS) for all delivery issues.
• Dealing with vehicle and trailer breakdowns.
• Stock allocation.
• UN invoice job report.
• Diary departure management.
• Scanning, indexing, and filing.
• Invoicing and status reports.
• Day to day activity management.

What we are looking for:

• Previous Transport experience.
• Experience in managing drivers hours/legislation.
• If you understand Transport Management systems, that would be helpful – though a willingness to learn and plenty of initiative will take you far in our ambitious team.
• As a target-focused individual, you’ll be comfortable meeting tight deadlines. This also means that you’ll be a team-player who is keen to get things done.
• Good IT skills are essential. Excel, Word, and Outlook are particularly important.
• Above all else, you’ll share our determination to keep our customers and colleagues happy, so a can-do attitude with brilliant communication and organisation skills is essential.

What’s in it for me?

• A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.
• Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.
• Opportunity to earn an additional day of annual leave each year, up to the maximum of one extra week for length of service.
• Free onsite car park
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.