Job Title: Transport Planner & Administrator
Location: Corpach, Fort William
Salary: Circa. £35,000 p/a depending on experience.
Job type: Full- time, permanent. Core hours of work 7am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. Saturday morning on rotation plus on-call rota.
About the Company:
Ferguson Transport & Shipping is a family-owned and operated business. With over 60 years of experience in the haulage industry, we provide proactive logistic solutions for our customers throughout the Highlands & Islands, and mainland UK, within multiple sectors including:
- Road Haulage
- Marine Services
- Rail Logistics
- Storage & Warehousing
- Cranage
- Waste Management
- Servicing/Maintenance
- Port Services
- Kishorn Port & Dry Dock
Today we are proudly one of the largest independent transport and distribution companies in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. We owe our remarkable growth and enviable reputation to our continued investment in innovative transport solutions, our commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and the enduring support of the local business community.
We’re passionate about what we do and our goal is always to provide a quality service that exceeds customer expectations and deliver flexible transport solutions that make a positive difference to our client’s businesses we serve.
About the role:
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 of being an employee with Ferguson Transport & Shipping:
- 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
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.
Candidates with experience of; Logistics Manager, Distribution Controller, Fleet Manager, Transport Manager, Logistics Supervisor, Transport Supervisor, Logistics Coordinator, Administrator, Transportation Manager, Freight Manager, Transport Planner, Supply Chain Controller, Cargo Manager, Transport Coordinator, Shipment and Logistics Manager, Distribution Coordinator, Transport Operations Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator may also be considered for this role.
