Transport clerk - united kingdom, bedford, bedfordshire
are you looking for an exciting new opportunity in a successful growing business? read on to learn how you can join our team as a transport clerk.
we are looking for an individual who is self-motivated, has excellent attention to detail, and is keen to lay roots within a company that is growing year on year.
we currently have an exciting opportunity to join our transport team in bedford as a transport clerk.
the purpose of this role is to support the transport manager and supervisors through the provision of high-quality, cost-effective transport administration support in line with company and regulatory requirements to ensure whistl continues to deliver the highest quality, most cost-effective offering for its customers.
key responsibilities as a transport clerk:
act as first point of contact within the transport office for customer, driver, and other internal departments, promptly resolving, re-directing, and/or escalating issues appropriatelycalculate, record, and report core and agency driver hours on a weekly basis and process payroll and hr paperworkupdate drivers' hours, holiday, and sickness maintain tachograph analysis records and file them in line with the legislation and ensure all accident forms are completed, actioned, and filedsupport the transport manager and supervisors with notetaking support the recruitment of drivers and transport staff in liaison with the transport manager/supervisors and approved recruitment agenciesassist the transport operation/office within reasonable request/capability including but not limited to assisting the transport supervisor with daily routing and the driver assessor with licence checksensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory requirements, e.g. the mail integrity code of practice, safety, health, and environment regulations, carriage of dangerous goods regulations, and data protection and information security regulationscomply with all health, safety, and environment policies and other relevant regulations ensuring accurate recording and reporting of any incidents, accidents, or near misseswe would welcome applications for this transport clerk role with the following skills: transport, clerk, admin, customer support, data protection, health & safety, compliance, driving regulations, communication, reporting, it literate, ms office, isotrak, data analysis.
benefitsenhanced annual leave entitlement, starting at 31 days (including public holidays), increasing up to 36 days with long serviceaccess to our prestige benefits and rewards portal including discounts on high-street shopping, days out, entertainment, and food & drinklong service rewards: both financial and leave basedhealth cash planlife assurance schemecareer development opportunities: through e-learning, management development programmes, and apprenticeships in which you can gain professional qualificationsaccess to a well-established employee assistance programme provider, who provides support to our people and their families in areas such as their health and wellbeing.essential skillsable to communicate effectively both on the phone, face-to-face, and in writing to gain commitment from internal and external contacts at all levelsable to work with minimum supervision, can demonstrate the ability to effectively evaluate a situation and escalate appropriatelyability to deal with confidential and sensitive information, resilient, and adequately robust when dealing with sensitive issues or conflicting viewpointsexcellent organisational skills, able to manage effectively in order to achieve deadlines through effective prioritisation and where appropriate, delegationexcellent attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy even when working under pressuregood understanding of uk and eu driving regulations and working time directivesintermediate skills with ms office particularly word, excel, outlook, and powerpoint skills for data analysis, presentation, and reportingknowledge of working time directive, driver hours regulations, and tachograph compliancetypically, we would estimate that it would take at least 2 years' experience in a similar role to acquire the knowledge and skills requiredfull driving licence as you may be required to travel to our other site or for off-site meetingsprevious experience working with isotrak or equivalent telematics and tracking softwaredesirable skillsable to provide support away from the normal location of work on occasion as required by the business.
about companywhistl are a delivery management company providing efficient, high-quality, and competitively priced services across business mail, parcels, fulfilment and doordrop media both in the uk and internationally. distributing more than 4 billion items annually, we are market leaders in downstream access mail (dsa) services handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the uk.
whistl is a disability confident employer and is committed to equal opportunities for all in all of our employment policies and practices.
due to the nature of our business, this role may be subject to a basic dbs check.
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