Transport Assistant in Leicester

Position: Transport Assistant

Location:C/O THE EDGE BUILDING,Charnwood Edge Bus. Park, 1, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ

Line Reporting Manager: Head of Fleet & Compliance

Weekly Hours: Monday – Friday 07:00am – 17:00pm (45hour week, 1hour unpaid lunch break)

Salary: £12.60ph / £29,484

Principle Duties and Accountabilities:

• Support and liaise with the Transport Team and Management, ensuring daily administrative tasks are carried out efficiently and effectively to company standards.
• Support Transport Team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• General administration: filing, including all service sheets, defects.
• Managing service bookings / defect rectifications.
• Ensure all drivers have complete VPR checks daily along with logging all defects reported.
• Liaising with drivers regarding defect issues.
• Liaising with service providers, making sure bookings are correct and update service sheet
• Maintaining service sheet, making sure all paperwork is correct and filed.
• Updating all vehicle files making sure all paperwork is correct.
• Dealing with general telephone enquiries from customers and employees.
• Administration of fuel and mileage consumptions and for CO2 emissions.
• Invoicing and issuing purchase order numbers.
• Being flexible in your approach to work and undertake ad-hoc duties to assist with the operation of the Transport Department.

Qualifications / Competency:

• Previous experience in a transport environment
• Previous experience in the transport, waste, or logistics industry desired
• You must have the ability to take responsibility for your own workload.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office systems including Word and Excel
• Good communicator, able to provide clear oral and written advice.
• Organizing and planning skills.
• Ability to set your own tasks and enable completion of responsibilities.
• Reliable, responsible, numerate, and commercially aware
• Receptive to training and new ways of working
• Ability to well under pressure
• Good communication skills verbal and written.
• Full UK Driving License

What we offer: