Transport Operator (Days)

Kinaxia Logistics Limited; Appleton Thorn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension

Full Uniform and PPE

Onsite Parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Loyatly Awards (recognises employees w

Employee benefits and discounts across

Job summary

Kinaxia Warrington is seeking a Transport Operator (Days) to manage delivery and collection schedules, optimise routes, and communicate plans to customers and internal teams.

You will ensure adequate driver staffing, handle hours via timesheets, track fleet status, and act quickly to recover operations when issues arise. A collaborative, safety‑minded professional will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Highway Code, tachograph, and Working Time Regulations.
• Experience using transport operation systems to allocate loads and plan routes.
• Geography knowledge to optimise deliveries and collections.

Responsibilities

• Utilise IT systems and vehicles to allocate drivers, vehicles, loads, and back loads; communicate plans to customers and internal teams.
• Ensure adequate driver staffing, including agency staff, to meet customer needs.
• Approve weekly driver timesheets and manage driver hours.
• Track status of drivers/vehicles to meet schedules and communicate delays promptly.
• Implement service recovery actions when collections/deliveries risk failure.
• Communicate with internal/external customers with load sheets and handovers for delays.
• Collaborate with team, provide cross-training cover, and support continuous improvements.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards and work safely under health and safety regulations.

Skills

Transportation planning

Driver coordination

Road transport regulations

Health and safety awareness

Customer communication

IT systems experience

Education

Logistics qualification

Geography

Tools

Transport operation systems

Job description

Kinaxia Warrington are recruiting a Transport Operator (Days) to join their team at their site in Warrington. The role of the Transport Operator will be to execute the collection and delivery schedules via the most cost efficient and cost-effective means, in line with the business objectives, customer service levels and current legislative requirements.

Days

• Sunday - Thursday
• 45 hours per week

Additional benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Full Uniform and PPE
• Onsite Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Loyatly Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years' service)
• Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out)

About the job:

• Utilisation of IT systems and vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of driver/vehicle/loads/back loads and trailers and communicate plans to external and internal customers to improve both the efficiency of the department and the Group;
• Ensure sufficient driver staffing levels are in place at all times, including agency staff, to meet customer requirements;
• Manage driver hours by authorising driver timesheets on a weekly basis
• Status tracking of drivers / vehicles to ensure that collections and deliveries are on target and communicate delays in a timely manner to customers
• Deploy service recovery actions when required if a customer collection or delivery is at risk of failure
• Communicate effectively to all internal and external customers, to include but not limited to; load sheets for the warehouse, handovers to relevant individual / department and key stakeholders for operational delays to ensure a smooth and efficient service is being delivered;
• Work as part of a team and participate in cross training initiatives to provide effective cover in a colleague's absence;
• Identify, communicate and drive any continuous improvements to continually develop the operation of the business.
• Operate a high standard of general housekeeping and work in a safe manner complying with all health and safety regulations in order to maintain a clean, safe and tidy working environment;
• Maintain clear communication with other colleagues and Drivers to ensure customer KPI's and targets are achieved and maintained, to include Driver debriefs, manifest review and updates to any amendment /notes.

Your knowledge and experience:

• Working knowledge of the Highway Code, EU tachograph requirements, Working Time Regulations, Road Transport Regulations
• Working knowledge of transport operation systems
• Logistics qualification would be desirable
• Geography
• Health and Safety regulations
• Relevant transport experience
• Analysing and solving logistic problems
• Transport operation systems