Transport Coordinator

xpo; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Leeds seeks a Transport Coordinator to oversee transport operations. This role involves coordinating with drivers, ensuring compliance with regulations, and improving service quality. Offering a salary of up to £29,500 along with additional benefits including 25 days holiday. Applicants should have experience in transport, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Transport role.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder interaction.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transport operations on site and customer premises.
• Report and action vehicle defects timely.
• Ensure drivers comply with working time directive regulations.
• Investigate accidents/incidents in a timely manner.
• Improve service quality through recommendations.
• Maintain communication with transport functions and drivers.

Skills

Positive attitude

Experience in a Transport role

Excellent communication skills

Good understanding of Microsoft packages

Proactive problem-solving

Job description

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Ready for a change? Looking for a role that you can develop into? Ready to join a site as its growing? How would you like to work for a company that can accelerate your career? We are looking for someone like you. We’re currently recruiting for a Transport Coordinator to be based at our site in our Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire for our transport operations for our customer – British Gypsum. You will be working Monday – Friday, rotating shift of 05:30-14:00 / 13:30-22:00

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £29,500. We offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Co-ordinate the transport operations on site and on customer premises to meet both customer and company expectations
• Ensure vehicle defects are reported and actioned in a timely manner
• Ensure that all drivers are compliant with the working time directive regulations and that any accidents/incidents are investigated in a timely manner
• Continually look to improve the service we provide offering ideas and recommendations as necessary.
• To build and maintain a strong partnership with the transport functions and drivers to ensure regular communication is delivered.
• Driver brief and de-briefing as well as data entry of statistics, customer reports and KPI’S

What you need to succeed at XPO:

• Have a positive attitude
• Experience working in a Transport role
• Excellent communication skills – you’ll be speaking regularly with various stakeholders
• Good understanding of Microsoft packages including Excel and Outlook
• Being proactive in identifying and resolving any potential issues before they occur