Role Overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to join a busy transport team within a growing business. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting daily transport operations, ensuring schedules, compliance, and administration tasks are completed efficiently.
Previous transport experience would be advantageous; however, full training and long-term career progression opportunities will be provided, with a clear pathway towards a future Transport Manager position.
The Transport Administrator will support the smooth day-to-day coordination of transport operations, assisting with scheduling, driver communication, compliance administration, and vehicle records. This role requires strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with planning and scheduling daily transport operations
- Allocate vehicles, drivers, and equipment efficiently
- Monitor transport activity and update internal systems accurately
- Communicate delays, changes, and updates to drivers and the wider team
- Act as a first point of contact for driver queries and support
- Maintain driver and vehicle compliance records
- Monitor vehicle checks, defect reports, and driver hours
- Support timesheet processing and ensure job completion information is accurate
- Coordinate vehicle maintenance bookings and track downtime
- Monitor telematics systems and report discrepancies where required
- Assist with reporting and preparation for audits
- Support the wider transport team with administrative duties as required
Skills & Experience
- Previous administration experience is essential
- Experience within transport or logistics would be advantageous
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Confident IT and systems user
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and manage multiple tasks
- Proactive and team-focused approach
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Offering
- Starting salary DOE
- Full-time position – 40 hours per week
- Working hours of either 8am – 4pm or 9am – 5pm
- Employee discounts
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee rewards scheme
- Life cover
- Ongoing training and development
- Excellent long-term progression opportunities within the transport team, with the potential to progress into a Transport Manager role over time
