Transport Coordinator

ForFarmers N.V.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural products company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Transport Operations Coordinator to oversee daily operations, ensuring timely deliveries and adherence to safety protocols. The ideal candidate will have a valid driving licence and a good understanding of transport logistics. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Increased employer pension contributions after 12 months

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driving licence.
• Experience with Paragon Scheduling.
• Understanding of drivers hours is important.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily transport operation ensuring timely deliveries.
• Manage the 'in flight' operation for performance targets.
• Liaise with Transport Planners for cost-effective routing.

Skills

Driving Licence

Good Geographical Knowledge

Microsoft Office

Paragon Scheduling Knowledge

Understanding of drivers hours

Education

Good standard of secondary school education

Job description

You will have responsibility for the daily operation overseeing the day to day operations. Working cross functionally to drive continuous improvement ensuring standards of service, quality and environmental systems are maintained in line with company, industry and legal guidelines, managing a positive people agenda whilst focusing on achieving financial targets. Encouraging consistent Health & Safety practices are maintained driving a safety first culture ensuring legal undertakings and company rules are adhered to in line with Traffic Commissioners Statutory Guidance (Documents 3), DVSA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness and the ForFarmers Road Transport Operations Procedure Manual.

Your responsibilities

• Assisting with overseeing the daily transport operation, ensuring scheduled deliveries are made on time and in full in line with customer SLAs.
• Managing the ‘in flight’ operation to ensure OTIF performance is achieved in line with company targets and post journey analysis through live debriefing of drivers.
• Managing resource levels in line with requirements taking into consideration, contractual hours, local arrangements, WTD and EU driver’s hours legislation.
• Liaising with Transport Planners to ensure the plan is within the agreed parameters, being achievable, cost effective and in line with industry protocol.
• Proactively managing VOR and downtime through solid working relationships with local service agents/national dealerships and effective management of service schedule and closed loop defecting.
• Working in-conjunction with the Driver Assessor to actively facilitate driver improvements, identifying training needs, infringement/DCRS and DCPC management.
• Promoting the safety culture through appropriate behaviours - hazard evaluations, behavioural observations & near miss reporting.
• Working closely with approved third party hauliers ensuring consistent service standards are maintained and cost control managed.
• Escalating non-conformance reporting and investigating & managing complaints within an agreed timeline
• Accurate data input and maintenance of appropriate systems – Tachomaster, Paragon, Fleetboard, Integrum, SAP & TUS.
• To assist Transport Manager with O Licence administration & management of OCRS.
• To assist Transport Manager with other general transport activities as required.

Your profile

Professional

• Driving Licence
• A good standard of secondary school education

Experience

• Paragon Scheduling Knowledge
• Microsoft Office
• Understanding of drivers hours
• Good Geographical Knowledge

Personal Characteristics

• Positive and engaging personality
• Organised and methodical
• Analytical mind-set
• Confident in engaging with drivers.
• Relishes a challenge
• Keen to learn and progress within business

Special Attributes

• Able to stay calm under pressure
• Team Player
• KPI Focused & driven
• Flexibility in hours will be required as circumstances dictate, including some weekend working.
• CPC National (the opportunity to acquire will be considered for the right candidate)
• Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics).
• No two days are the same offering variety in your role.
• Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions).
• Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
• Cycle to work scheme.
• B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online.
• And much more!

About ForFarmers

Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation.

ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in.

PASSIONATE

Working for ForFarmers is more than a job; it's a passion. The farming business is what makes us tick. We do everything we can to future-proof the sector, and this ambition shines through in our behaviour and our way of working. We push back boundaries and go the extra mile for our customers, suppliers and colleagues.

RESPONSIBLE

Our actions have an impact. We help farmers work in a sustainable way so that together we can safeguard the continuity of the farming business. The same principle applies to our day-to-day operations: we take good care of our customers and other stakeholders, and always aim for the best, most efficient and most sustainable result.

OPEN-MINDED

Keeping an open mind enables us to support farmers in the rapidly changing agricultural sector. We are able to adapt to the needs and working methods of the industry and are always on the lookout for new opportunities. We are clear about our intentions and expectations and prefer to listen than to speak.

UNITED

Addressing the challenges with which the agricultural industry is faced requires a joint effort and mutual trust. We join forces with colleagues and customers and work as one team towards our shared goals. In many cases we take the lead but we are also able to follow if that produces better results.

DELIVERING

We have a natural ambition to get things done, regardless of how difficult the job is. We do what we say and say what we do. We are respectful, honest and direct at all times. It is the sign of a ForFarmers employee.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

About Us

We believe in the future of farming, what about you?

ForFarmers is European market leader in the feed industry and plays a vital part in the value chain of food production. Our main challenge is how to feed a growing population in a sustainable way.

We are therefore continuously looking for talent with the ambition to work with us For the Future of Farming. Our culture is open and friendly, professional and business-like, creative and entrepreneurial.If you are looking for an opportunity to progress your career and work for an innovative and fast moving organisation then ForFarmers may just be the employer for you.