Transport Admin – Nights

Job Type: Permanent – (Temp to Perm conversion)

Position: Transport Administrator – Nights

Pay Rates (nights)

• £14.61 per hour for the first 12 weeks
• £15.12 per hour after 12 weeks

Base Salary £31,449.60 + Overtime as available

Hours of Work

Working 5-nights on 7-nights including weekend operations. Hours of work are 22:00 to 07:00 each day.

About the Role

Working for a leading parcel logistics company in the international hub and working with the transport department as part of a dynamic team. Ideally you have previous knowledge of a transport office and have good admin skills, ability to prioritise with attention to detail in this fast paced business.

Weekend availability is essential as part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor inbound arrivals through customer pre-alerts and tracking systems to ensure appropriate capacity is booked on inbound and outbound vehicles.
• Manage and monitor customer collections, ensuring all service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Support daily transport planning activities.
• Prepare and complete documentation for export postal and commercial export shipments, including pre-alerts.
• Coordinate import and export shipments from collection through to final delivery, including airline bookings and communication with overseas agents and customers.
• Submit import and export customs entries using internal and external systems.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, ensuring excellent customer service at all times.
• Liaise with warehouse teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Book and optimise inbound and outbound vehicle movements in line with SLA and capacity requirements.
• Create and distribute vehicle load plans to operational teams.
• Act as a key point of contact for hauliers, gateways, ground handling agents (GHAs), depots, hubs, third-party drivers, and internal stakeholders.
• Promote and support a safe working environment for all employees.
• Undertake additional administrative and operational duties as required to support business needs.

Requirements

• Ideally, previous administration experience within transport, logistics, freight forwarding, or a similar environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ideally knowledge of customs processes and transport planning, but not essential as attitude to learning is as important.

This role operates in the Aviation Sector and will require you to complete a full 5-year vetting/screening check in line with Department of Transport regulations. Our team will help you through this important set in the employment journey.

Interested – this is an immediate start opportunity for suitable applicants Apply today with your up-to-date CV and become part of a fast-paced and growing logistics operation.