Job Description

This role will be based in the transport team arranging truck transportation for containers for customers throughout the whole of the UK. Responsible for a team of trucks to manage through computer system Truckcom.  Your role will be to ensure that all deliveries and pick ups are managed in line with the company and the customers’ requirements.
Our client would be happy to look at candidates who have no experience in the shipping / logistics industry and are happy to train them up, in this case the role would be Junior Operations Controller and the salary would be at the lower end of the range.  However they would also be happy to look at candidates who have experience in Transport Operations (2 – 3 years) especially in shipping or logistics and the salary and the job title will reflect that.

Role
Control, plan and monitor the daily electronic traffic sheet.
Deliver quality service provided to the customer and cost effective deployment of the vehicle(s).
To ensure any deviation to planned C&D is notified early and in full to the CSU departments.
To meet average weekly target revenue levels are accomplished over a rolling 2 month period.
To ensure completeness of control throughout the Job Order Cycle.
To follow up on any root cause creating service issues, with a view of implementing continuous improvement.
To be effective in the daily process controls to ensure ISO/QA adherence when managing the Job Order Cycle.
Provide management reports to reflect company charter vehicles service and cost performance.

Requirements
The ideal candidate will need:
Good analytical and cost skills
Be able to problem solve and work under pressure.
Work as part of a close team and independently as required.
Has excellent attention to detail
Salary up to £26,000 + excellent company benefits package