Junior Shipping Clerk

Due to continued expansion, Skips R Us Ltd have created a new role of Junior Shipping Clerk within their busy weighbridge and transport function. Although an entry-level role the right candidate will receive extensive opportunities for development, training, and career progression.

Job Type – Full Time/Permanent

Hours – 45hours per week

Salary – £13.50 per hour increasing to £14 on completion of 6-month probationary period.

Job Description / Role

This role will involve assisting with the operation and managing the weighbridge & transport function across the company\’s three divisions of skips service, recycled aggregates, and biomass production.

The main duties of the role are as follows:

• Provide a point of contact for site induction and visitor control.
• Responding to email & telephone enquiries.
• Order processing.
• Arrange delivery & collection of skips and roll on bins.
• Consult with customers to arrange bulk collections and waste / product delivery.
• Record all vehicles entering/leaving site.
• Weighbridge duties, recording weights, waste type and completing relevant documentation.
• Completing TFS documentation & Annex VII Forms.
• Filing/archiving records.
• Using company software to assist in deliveries/collections and customer recording.
• Processing customer payments.
• Consulting with the accounts dept. for any queries.
• General administrative duties and customer service to ensure effective running of the office.

· Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

· Adhering to all Health and Safety compliance policies and procedures in place.

· Any other reasonable request by a manager to assist with company\’s activities.

Essential Criteria:

• Highly proficient in IT to include Microsoft Office packages & Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills both written & verbal.

· To be able work on your own initiative.

· Diligence and a positive and \’can-do\’ attitude.

· Flexible for occasional Saturday/weekend work.

· Ability to take direction.

· Sage experience or willing to learn same

· A proficient level of Health & Safety knowledge and experience.

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience using Sage 50 or other bookkeeping software or the willingness to learn.

· Experience with Waste Logics waste management software

· Customer service experience

· Administrative duties experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person