Transport Manager Containers

WR Logistics; Great Blakenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

WR Logistics in Ipswich is recruiting an experienced Transport Manager to oversee a busy container transport operation. The role requires coordinating daily movements, managing drivers, and maintaining high service standards within a 24/7 logistics environment.

The successful candidate will lead a team of employed and subcontracted drivers, plan container collections and deliveries, and drive improvements across planning and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in container transport or container haulage is essential.
• Proven ability to manage a transport operation with both employed and subcontracted drivers.
• Excellent communication and people-management skills are required.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise in a fast-moving, demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy container transport operation.
• Oversee employed and subcontracted drivers.
• Plan and coordinate container collections and deliveries.
• Allocate work to drivers and external hauliers.
• Monitor driver progress and ensure efficiency.
• Ensure transport activity is safe and compliant.
• Communicate with customers, drivers, subcontractors and internal teams.

Skills

Container transport

Driver supervision

Transport planning

Operational management

Customer service

Job description

Transport Manager. Container Operations

Location: Ipswich

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am. 5:00pm

Industry: Container Transport and Haulage

Benefits: Excellent company benefits package

We are recruiting an experienced Transport Manager to oversee a busy container transport operation based in Ipswich.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong container transport experience who is confident managing drivers, coordinating daily movements and maintaining high service standards within a demanding logistics environment.

The operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although the standard working hours for this position are Monday to Friday, 8:00am. 5:00pm, the successful candidate must understand the demands of a round-the-clock transport operation and be comfortable dealing with occasional issues outside normal working hours.

The Role

• Managing a busy container transport operation
• Overseeing a mixture of employed drivers and subcontracted drivers
• Planning and coordinating container collections and deliveries
• Allocating work to drivers and external hauliers
• Monitoring driver progress throughout the day
• Ensuring vehicles and drivers are used efficiently
• Managing changes, delays and operational issues
• Communicating with customers, drivers, subcontractors and internal departments
• Maintaining high levels of customer service
• Ensuring all transport instructions are accurate and clearly communicated
• Managing driver availability, holidays and operational cover
• Monitoring subcontractor service levels and performance
• Ensuring transport activity is completed safely and compliantly
• Supporting the wider operation during demanding or time-critical periods
• Driving improvements across planning, service and operational performance

The Candidate

• Strong experience within container transport or container haulage
• Previous experience managing or supervising a transport operation
• Experience managing both employed and subcontracted drivers
• A good understanding of container collections and deliveries
• Strong transport planning and organisational skills
• The ability to work effectively in a demanding and fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication and people-management skills
• The confidence to make decisions and resolve problems quickly
• A calm and professional approach under pressure
• Strong customer-service skills
• Good attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
• A flexible approach to supporting a 24/7 transport operation

What Is on Offer?

• Monday to Friday working hours
• 8:00am. 5:00pm
• Excellent company benefits
• A senior position within an established container transport operation
• The opportunity to manage a mixture of employed and subcontracted drivers
• A varied role with genuine operational responsibility
• Long-term stability and career development opportunities

This position would suit an experienced Transport Manager, Transport Supervisor, Container Transport Planner or Senior Traffic Operator who is ready to take ownership of a busy container operation.