Transport Administration Assistant

**Transport Administration Assistant Bedford -**

**Working 40 hours per week - 2pm to 10pm Monday to Friday.**

**No previous transport experience required full training will be given.**

**£11.00 per hour.**

**The key purpose of this role is the administration of transport functions within a distribution warehouse in accordance with company policy and legal requirements.**

A.F. Blakemore's new Bedford depot is the largest investment made by the family run company. Boasting a size of 160,000 sq feet, multi temperature, serving the companies large customer base, built with innovation and the future in mind. The site will have new lithium Ion Fork lift & picking trucks, mixture of Mercedes and Scania HGV’s (Class 1 & 2) to be used by the circa 230 colleagues. Sustainability has always been a focus for the company, and the Bedford depot is no different, solar panels and rainwater harvesting along with supporting staff to enable them to cycle to work.

We love team players here at A.F. Blakemore, we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.

You will be joining a forward-thinking family-owned business which began life in 1917, growing from humble beginnings into a company that owns 280 SPAR convenience stores and employs more than 7,500 people with a turnover of £1.13 billion. A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is the 60th largest privately owned business in the UK. We are committed to developing a loyal and dedicated workforce that is focused upon excellent customer service and behaving with honesty and integrity.

If you have the desire to manage, with drive and determination, then this could be the role for you

**Some Key Accountabilities**
- To support the Transport Manager with the supervision of effective operations within a busy transport working environment and adherence to H&S legislation
- To carry out administration tasks as required by the Transport Manager
- To cover areas of operations when low on resources as requested by the Transport Manager to ensuring consistent operational performance
- To ensure effective operations in the temporary absence of the Manager
- The assist with staff scheduling, including absence management and performance
- To assist the Transport Manager in the effective use, legal compliance of Drivers

**Some Key Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required**
- Good level of Maths and English and working knowledge of Microsoft programmes
- Word and Excel is desirable
- Transport experience preferred to include drivers working time directive
- Excellent communication skills and the capacity to build good working relationships with colleagues and customers
- Strong organisation and time management skills essential
- Ability to deal with conflict in an effective and professional manner
- Shows a commitment to ongoing personal development and training, always striving to improve

**We can offer you**:

- Excellent Rates of Pay plus Bonus Opportunity
- Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
- 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
- 10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
- Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
- Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- NEST pension scheme
- Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
- Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
- Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave
- Free On-site Car Parking
- On-going learning and development opportunities within our business including fully funded periodic CPC training