Transport Administrator - Northampton Wickes

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Transport Administrator to join the Wincanton for Wickes team due to the continued expansion of the contract. This is a key role for the Wickes operation and will be based in Wincanton’s Northampton depot working predominantly Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 shift start time, although some flexibility and earlier starts may be required, so the successful candidate must be flexible in their approach to work.

The Role:

• Reporting to the Transport Shift Manager.
• To support the management of drivers across multiple sites, ensuring that they work within company guidelines.
• To ensure operational targets are met on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• To brief/debrief drivers as required at shift start and end, both and on and off site.
• Update of customer systems to confirm deliveries and provide management information.
• Proactively encourage a positive and constructive relationship with the customer.
• Produce reports and generate statistics for management team.
• Ensure the contact complies with Road Traffic Act.
• Ensure drivers comply with health and safety regulations.
• Compliance Audit and Manage fleet to ensure this complies with O Licence requirements.
• To manage resources on site and across the out-bases to ensure the smooth running of the operation.
• Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required for the effective operation of the contract

The Person:

• Experience of working within a transport operations environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of transport legislation.
• Experience of supervising a team would be advantageous.
• Ability to work both on your own initiative and to follow instruction.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be PC literate and competent in use of Microsoft packages such as Excel.
• A flexible and team-based approach to working.
• General awareness of health and safety.

If you feel you meet the criteria and would like to be considered for the role, we would love to hear from you.

We really value our people and offer a friendly working environment, a focus on developing your skills and a competitive salary. Benefits include access to a company pension scheme with employer contributions and other optional schemes you may wish to join. These are just some of the reasons which make Wincanton a great place to work!

If you feel that you have what it takes to support Wincanton in delivering the best service, we would love to hear from you.

Wincanton is a leading third party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. As the largest British logistics company we work in industry sectors as diverse as milk, defence, energy, retail, consumer goods and construction, supporting every stage of development and adding value through our supply chain expertise and innovative approach to logistics challenges. With over 17,000 colleagues across more than 200 sites and a 3,400 strong fleet of vehicles, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do and our mission is “to make our customers business’s better, every day.”

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we provide significant opportunities for career progress, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

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