Transport Co-ordinator

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy products company is looking for a Transport Coordinator at their Bridgwater Depot. In this full-time, permanent position, you will coordinate transport operations to ensure efficiency and compliance. The ideal candidate will possess relevant experience and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary and additional benefits including a pension and discount schemes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Overtime paid at x1.25

Access to discount scheme

Free onsite car parking

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Positive thinking and self-motivated individual.
• Manages deadlines well and understands how to prioritise a workload.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily milk plan for direct ex-farm deliveries and reload.
• Allocate resources for delivery schedule ensuring proper execution.
• Communicate with all contacts in a professional manner.

Skills

Relevant experience in a similar role

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to manage deadlines

Teamwork

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
Join Our Team as a Transport Coordinator – Bridgwater Depot
We’re hiring a Transport Coordinator to join our team at the Bridgwater Depot within the Müller Milk & Ingredients Distribution Business.
In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll play a key part in coordinating transport operations that deliver both value and compliance.

- Contract: Full-time / Permanent
- Location: Bridgwater Depot
- Shift: Day shift – 0600 – 1800
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- Salary: £33,007.41

Role & Responsibilities

- Manage daily milk plan for direct ex-farm deliveries and reload.
- Manage and allocate resources for the daily cream delivery schedule ensuring delivery windows are agreed and achieved. Ensure Trading are notified on any changes to the plan.
- Manage and allocate resources for collection / delivery schedule ensuring delivery windows are agreed and achieved. Ensure Trading are notified on any changes to the plan.
- Manage and measure on turnaround time performance for milk and cream schedules.
- Manage daily backload schedule ensuring that the most cost effective routes are used.
- Responsible for the daily allocation of sub contractor (SC) haulage support for the reload operation.
- Supervise on site fuel bunkering deliveries
- Responsible for the management of vehicle swabbing data, reporting and escalation of OOS results.
- Ability to step down/up/across to support all functions, admin, driving and management
- Supports compliance systems and gathers evidence for audits
- Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM and how it impacts the bottom line
- Be active in site audits, DTAS and off-site risk assessments
- Implement the contingency plan if/when the depot and its associated locations require
- Actively engage in KPI reporting
- Communicate with all contacts in a professional manner

Key skills & experience
· Relevant experience in a similar role is desirable
· Works well both independently and in a team
· Manages deadlines well and understands how to prioritise a workload
· A positive thinking and self-motivated individual
· An effective team member who works well on their own initiative
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Demonstrates an excellent attitude to work
Benefits
· A competitive salary, monthly paid
· Overtime paid at x1.25 consolidated rate
· Customary/Public Holidays paid at x2
· X2 Life Assurance
· Company Pension
· Access to the Müller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store and the potential to make savings across grocery and clothes shopping, holidays, insurance, gifts and more
· Have pride in what you achieve as a member of a team
· Free onsite secured colleague car parking