Transport Coordinator

Culver City Unified School District; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a Transport Coordinator for a full-time position. You will plan driver and vehicle resources to meet delivery goals and ensure compliance with transport regulations. The ideal candidate has a strong background in transport within an FMCG environment and excellent communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary of £31,986 plus allowances, a pension scheme, wellness programs, and employee discounts. Join us to be part of a thriving team culture.

Benefits

Annual Leave 20 days

Pension scheme with 4% contribution

Life Assurance x2 annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee of the Month recognition

50+ retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and experience of tachograph/driving rules and regulations.
• Significant transport experience within an FMCG environment is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills to deliver accurate information.

Responsibilities

• Plan driver and vehicle resources for delivery/collection.
• Update daily run summary to achieve deadlines.
• Ensure legal compliance regarding defects and services.

Skills

Knowledge of tachograph/driving rules

Transport experience in FMCG

Planning and organising skills

Management/supervisory experience

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills with MS Office

Knowledge of Road Transport Directive

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Coordinator to join our team in Minworth on a full timepermanent basis.

Salary: £31,986 per annum plus £1,000 night allowance.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off, 6pm-6am.

The purpose of a Transport Coordinator is to effectively plan driver and vehicle resources to achieve delivery/collection times, whilst optimising resources and adhering to WTF and drivers hours legislation.

Key Duties Of A Transport Coordinator

• Creating and updating daily run summary in order to achieve delivery and collection deadlines.
• Ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.
• Using the Driver rota, planning runs according to shift pattern and available hours, taking into account holidays and sickness.
• Ensuring legal compliance regarding any defects, services, MOTs, etc.
• Maintaining clear and effective communication with drivers; communicating accurate start times, load information, directions, additional shifts, etc.
• Ensuring adherence to all statutory and legal requirements, as well as all health and safety/safe systems of work policies.
• Assisting with disciplinary hearings, return to work meetings, substance misuse procedures, etc in order to maintain standards and ensure that employees work at an appropriate level.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and experience of tachograph/driving rules and regulations.
• Significant transport experience within an FMCG environment would be desirable.
• Planning and organising skills, with the ability to work efficiently and accurately to meet set deadlines under pressure.
• Previous management/ supervisory experience.
• Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information.
• Good IT skills including MS Office packages with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and current drivers hours.

Additional information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Benefits

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave 20 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!