Transport Clerk

**Transport Clerk**
**Permanent **, Salary up to £28,000*
**40 hours p/w **(Rota’d on a shift pattern of days/nights). Rota is provided at least 2 weeks in advance.

Join us and be a crucial team player in our Transport team as Transport Clerk, based in our large distribution centre located in Crick Dirft near Rugby. Reporting to the Transport Team Manager, you will support our operation 24/7 operation, being proactive with a keen eye for detail and communicating with our teams to support the operation and deal with any issues that arise to find solutions too.

This is a varied role where you could be calling through a defect on a tyre, to ordering fuel for the onsite bunker or dispatching a driver to the Rail Terminal.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Working within our Transport department and reporting directly to the transport FLM.
- Dispatching drivers, managing fleet compliance, raising defect issues and completing driver briefs and debriefs.
- Ensuring agency questionnaires are completed in full and are accurate.
- General administration duties in-line with Transport legislation, company policy and procedures.
- Assist in the completion of day-to-day operational activities.
- Your role will include operating numerous reporting tools.
- You will adopt a diplomatic approach to problem resolution and will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Ensuring Health and Safety rules are adhered to on site and all drivers on site are aware of the rules.

**What will you bring to our team?**
- Proactive - Focused on spotting potential issues that may arise during the day and dealing with them before they effect the operation. Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and confidence in presenting information to influence change.
- Adaptable - Ability to change your ideas or behaviours to deal with new situations. Able to keep a level head and calm natured in finding solutions.
- Resilient - Strong, adaptable, flexible and inspired, able to withstand or recover quickly.
- Team Player - Able to work as a team is crucial for the success of the operation and team. Build collaborating working relationships and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
- Good Computer IT skills including MS packages and Outlook.

**Our Culture & Benefits**

In addition to a **generous salary **, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes **Wincanton **great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

**Our Commitment**

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel safe, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes.

Attracting diverse teams, we believe in creating an inclusive, respectful organisational culture for our colleagues and future talent.

Find out more: Wincanton champions a diverse workforce