Transport Operator **Internal applicants only**

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days

Pension scheme: 4.5% employee + 4.5%–4

Life Assurance 3x salary

Wellness & EAP

Employee discounts

Job summary

Fowler Welch, part of the Culina Group, is recruiting for a Transport Operator at our Hilsea site. The role focuses on vehicle utilisation, driver instruction, and meeting service levels within hours/regulations. 4 on 4 off shifts run 6:30am–6:30pm, with a salary range of £28,000–£34,000 depending on experience.

Applicants will plan drivers, liaise with retail, and support drivers with breakdowns while ensuring compliance and timely updates to customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in a distribution/transport environment.
• Ability to manage own workload under pressure.
• Understanding of vehicle planning and driver hours regulations.
• Excellent organisational skills and initiative to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Plan drivers, vehicles, sub-contractors and agencies to maximise utilisation across sites.
• Ensure drivers operate within safe environments and driver hours regulations.
• Liaise with retail to optimise fleet and resolve delivery issues.
• Assist in equipment control to meet customer requirements and record actions.
• Investigate accidents or driver performance issues.
• Ensure trucks are legal and data is downloaded in a timely manner.
• Support drivers with callouts and breakdowns.
• Inform customers of late deliveries via email, phone or automated systems.
• Build and match ASNs to loads to ensure compliance.
• Complete accident, incident and near-miss paperwork.
• Track drivers using ISOTRAK/Microlise systems.

Skills

Transport planning

Driver hours regulations

Team coordination

Problem solving

Tools

ISOTRAK

Microlise

Job description

Transport Operator **Internal applicants only**

Fowler Welch (Part of the Culina Group) operates in the fresh produce sector providing time critical logistics solutions for major retailers, growers and manufacturers across the UK.

At Culina Group we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We would like to present you with an exciting opportunity for a Transport Operator to join our friendly team in Hilsea on afull time, permanent basis.

As the Transport Operator you will be responsible for effectively managing vehicle utilisation and ensuring drivers are given clear and precise instructions, ensuringthat all service levels are met and within the constraints of drivers’ hours and Health & Safety regulations.

Working Hours:4 on 4 off, 6:30am-18:30pm.

Salary:£28,000- £34,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Key Duties of a Transport Operator

• To plan the effective utilisation of drivers, vehicles, sub-contractors and agencies ensuring that all company sites are fully considered when doing so.
• Ensure that all drivers are working within a safe environment and follow driver hours regulations.
• Liaising with the retail departmentto optimise fleet/driver utilisation, identifying and resolving problems affecting delivery on time.
• To assist in the control of equipment, ensuring that customer requirements are met and recorded.
• Conducting investigations into accidents or issues of driver performance.
• Working with compliance to ensure trucks are legal and information is downloaded in a timely manner.
• Supporting drivers with callouts and breakdowns.
• Ensuring customers are informed of late or delayed deliveries using the relevant contact method (automated electronic, email and telephone).
• Building and matching of ASN’S to loads ensuring compliance.
• Completing accident, incident and near miss paperwork.
• Tracking of Drivers using ISOTRAK / Microlise systems.

Experience

• Experience of working within a distribution / transport environment.
• Experience of managing own workload within a pressurised environment.
• A sound understanding of vehicle planning within a transport environment or similar.
• Sound geographical knowledge.
• Basic understanding of driver’s hours regulations/Tachograph law.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised.

Benefits

• Annual Leave-20 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension scheme-We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer agreat contribution of 4.5%employee and 4.5%employer.
• Life Assurance-x 3your annual salary.
• Wellness-Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year. Fully funded Healthcare cash plan value up to £605.
• 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!