Transport Coordinator

Role: Transport Coordinator

Location: Livingston

Contract type: Perm, full time

The role is a part of Carrier's company - SLD Pumps & Power which is one of the UK's leading suppliers of pumps and generator rental equipment. Currently we are looking for a Transport Coordinator to join our team in Livingston.

As a Transport Coordinator You Will Be Responsible For

• Working closely with the Depot Managers and Operations Supervisors to act quickly where problems arise, contributing to an open system of communication to ensure the consistent treatment of problems
• Assisting the depots in ensuring vehicles and associated equipment are maintained to a high standard in keeping with both Statutory and Company Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards
• Adhering to all Health and Safety Procedures within the transport environment
• Ensuring adherence to all Company Policies and Procedures
• Being fully conversant and compliant with all Environmental Health and Safety procedures
• Completing quarterly ethics modules as advised by the Ethics & Compliance Officer (ECO)
• Fully complying with all Quality, Environmental Health and Safety directives including but not limited to PPE, Accident Reporting, Cardinal Rules, Risk Assessment Method Statement (RAMS), and Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE)
• Engaging with the Sales Team and Hire Controllers to apply transport costs competitively and in line with current market trends
• Regularly reviewing and engaging with external hauliers to achieve competitive pricing
• Coordinating internal transport between depots effectively, reducing costs
• Identifying areas of opportunity from Company Management Accounts to save costs on transport and fuel
  
  

Who We're Looking For

To be successful in the role you should have:

• Previous experience in the similar role
• Good geographical knowledge
• An understanding of driving hours and laws
• An understanding of the requirements of loading and unloading of HGV vehicles
• Good communication skills by phone and email
• Good organizational skills
  
  

What We Offer

• Generous pension scheme
• Stable working hours from Monday to Friday (8-5pm)
• Paid sick leave
• 25 days of holidays + bank holidays
• Access to the benefits central
  
  

Your journey with us

We Always Aim To Provide a Fair And Valuable Recruitment Process For Everyone. If Selected, You Will Follow The Next Stages

• Initial call with our sourcing/recruitment team
• Interview with the Manager
  
  

Our commitment to you

As an employer of choice, our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity, and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops, and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork, and drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We aim to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback, and always challenging ourselves to do better.

The values that guide us are respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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