Transport Support Assistant - Day Shift

The Co-operative Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major co-operative company is seeking a Transport Support Assistant in Plymouth to ensure deliveries run smoothly. The role requires strong administration skills, attention to detail, and the ability to organize transportation needs effectively. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous vacation, and a supportive work environment dedicated to community values.

Benefits

30 days holidays including bank holidays

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Free employee assistance programme

Access to credit unions for loans

Free eye tests every 2 years

On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills are essential.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) preferred.
• Excellent organisation skills and keen attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

• Organise and produce paperwork for deliveries.
• Confirm dispatch routes for drivers.
• Arrange driver cover for absences.
• Coordinate vehicles and check roadwork issues.

Skills

Strong administration skills

Experience using Microsoft Office

Great organisation skills

Attention to detail

Experience from a logistics background

Job description

Overview

Transport Support Assistant - Day Shift - Plymouth

£12.89 - £16.77 hourly rate plus great benefits (£12.89/hr base rate plus £1.94/hr back shift allowance and £1.94/hr weekend shift allowance)

Shift ranging (6am – 4pm), 5 over 7 days - including weekends (rota provided in advance)

Plymouth LSC, Newnham Ind Est, Bell Close, Plympton, PL7 4JH

We’re looking for a transport support assistant to join our team in the Plymouth depot.

Working in a close-knit team, you’ll help support and make sure that our deliveries to stores run perfectly, so our customers and members can always get their hands on the products they love most. If you can bring the administrative skills and attention to detail we’re looking for, we can offer you a great opportunity with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy.

What you’ll do

• organise and produce paperwork, including collection information, delivery notes and store information
• confirm dispatch routes, making sure drivers can easily navigate their way to stores
• arrange driver cover for absences
• double check roadwork issues that could prevent delivery
• co-ordinate vehicles so that they’re assigned a docking station and stock can be loaded on time
• hand over cab keys and paperwork to docking base staff
• responsible for compliance including licence check and agency worker regulations

This role would suit someone who has

• strong administration skills
• experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc)
• great organisation skills
• attention to detail and can easily spot gaps, errors and mistakes
• a clear passion for work and a keen eye for continuous improvement
• experience from a logistics background, but this isn’t essential

Benefits

• At Co-op you’ll do work that matters, and you’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a competitive salary (including additional shift allowances) and a benefits package which includes holidays starting from 30 days per year (including bank holidays), 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores, a pension with up to 10% employer contributions, plus:
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
• Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Free eye tests every 2 years
• On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We\'re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we\'ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

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