Operations and Logistics Administrator

Due to business growth working with a global brand in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) we are** **growing our team. We are hiring an experienced Operations and Logistics Administrator to support the Supervisor and Management team on a day to day basis.

**Contract type**:Long term full time permanent positions - **Immediate start dates available**

**Hours**:4 on / 4 off days rotation Day / Night shifts (7am - 7pm) & (7pm - 7am) including weekends.

**About The Role**

Working in a fast paced environment, you will be receiving orders from customers, checking details of goods against intake notes, completing delivery paperwork plus general administration duties.

You will prepare and provide documentation and reports for Customers, Managers, Agents and Departments across the Group.

It is essential that you have a flexible attitude to work including weekend working.

**What do we need**:

- Intermediate to advanced IT skills
- Previous experience with SAP and Transporeon systems would be desirable
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Maintain exceptional health and safety standards

**What we can offer you**:
Along with a welcoming, supportive work environment, we also offer:

- Competitive salary & additional shift Allowance £1,500.00 annually (included in salary)
- Company Pension scheme and Life cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free onsite parking
- PPE provided
- Onsite Occupational Health
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers counselling and advice on a wide variety of issues, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Onsite canteen
- Employee Wellbeing initiatives

**Required Criteria**
- Right to work in the UK
- 2 years+ Logistics / warehouse administration experience
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
- Ability to input, retrieve and analyse data
- Strong organisational and time management skills

**Desired Criteria**
- Ideally have some import/export knowledge
- Experience with Transporeon (Haulage management software) preferred

**Skills Needed**

Planning & Scheduling, Ability to Identify and Anticipate needs, Organisational skills

**About The Company**

Over our 50 years of experience we have witnessed our ports grow to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies.

The growth impact has been achieved due to the continued investments in our infrastructure, making sure that our ports are able to continually develop their services and support the growth of many industries.

Our people have played a significant role. They have delivered the highest quality of service through their expertise, loyalty and flexibility and, without them, we could not have built the strong reputation and the long term agreements with many customers that we have today.

**Company Culture**

Welcome to Forth Ports Careers. As a leading port operator, we employ over 1,100 people across our ports in Scotland and the Port of Tilbury in London.

A career in a port business is very rewarding. There is real variety within each role and significant opportunities for promotion and career development. Don’t just take our word for it; view the “Some of our People” section and the video below to gain insight into the kinds of jobs our employees do, how they’ve grown with us, and what motivates them each day.

The port business can be seen as a barometer for the economy and this drives us to be adaptable and fast paced as we identify new business opportunities.

**Company Benefits**

We are committed to creating a positive working culture for all employees, as well as a good work-life balance.

Here are just some of the benefits of working for Forth Ports.

Vacation, Paid time off, Paid sick days, Retirement plan and/or pension, Employee discounts, Cycle to work, Competitive salary, Employee Assistance Scheme

**Salary**

£24,000.00 - £25,500.00 per year