Transport Planner & Administrator Fort William 2023

The successful candidate will be joining a well-established team who have the necessary skills and experience to deliver a first-class transport and logistics service to our customers.

The successful candidate must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly excel. Being highly organised with good administration skills is essential for this role along with being adaptable to change.

About you

• Previous experience in a Transport/Logistics role or relevant qualification within this field
• Knowledge of MS Office; particularly excel and outlook
• Confident, professional manner;
• Strong organisational skills with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to think ahead and regularly cope with new/unexpected circumstances and tight deadlines.

Main responsibilities

• Assisting and coordinate with the transport team to ensure all customer requirements are met
• Ensuring that safe and legal compliance is followed at all times
• Working with the planning team to make best utilisation of vehicles
• Communicating work allocation with drivers
• Keeping internal systems and processes up to date
• Any other tasks as assigned by management;
• Ensure that you conduct yourself in a business like and professional manner at all times;
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise your workload;
• Ability to ensure confidentiality is adhered to at all times.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay + overtime rates for weekend working
• Flexible holidays – 28 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), enhanced with service
• Aggregated holiday pay
• Loyalty payment scheme
• Employer Contributory Pension Scheme
• Occupational health surveillance
• Group life assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Training & support from day one and throughout your career with the Company
• Relocation support and accommodation available for the right applicants