Transport Admin

Greencore Group plc; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food company in the UK is seeking a Transport Administration professional to support the transport team. Responsibilities include handling van loading sheets, maintaining vehicle records, and effective communication with customers and internal departments. The ideal candidate will possess strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, and a solid understanding of transport management. Join this vibrant team and take advantage of ongoing training opportunities, with a focus on personal growth and development.

Benefits

Weekly Pay

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Free On-site car park

On-site subsidised food area

Promotion and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships.
• Experience with transport administration tasks.
• Proficiency in using Excel for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Complete transport administration tasks as directed.
• Key van loading sheets accurately.
• Ensure company vehicles are maintained.
• Answer incoming calls and resolve queries.
• Log all transport issues.
• Keep customers updated on delivery schedules.
• Book deliveries and provide alternative solutions.
• Support internal departments with queries.

Skills

Understanding of transport and fleet management

Excellent communication skills

IT literate (Excel)

Strong administration skills

Job description

Role Details:

• Shift Pattern: Wednesday to Saturday
• Shift Time: Wednesday to Friday 6am to 2:30pm / Saturday 6am till Close (3pm to 6pm finish time)
• Pay Rate:£12.80 Per Hour

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Warrington:

A distribution depot serving convenience retailers and forecourts in the region. The depot operates a fleet of 48 vehicles on 53 routes.

What you'll be doing:

The successful role holder will complete transport administration as directed by the Management team and will report into the Transport Shift Manager.

• Accurate keying of van loading sheets
• Ensuring that company vehicles are sufficiently maintained through defecting system
• Accurate administration around tachographs
• Answering incoming calls and resolving queries
• Logging all transport issues
• Keeping customers up to date on late running's and potential delivery failures
• Booking deliveries and providing alternative solutions to customers
• Resolving internal queries and supporting internal departments requests

What we are looking for:

• An understanding of issues around transport and fleet management
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally
• IT literate with a strong competency on Excel.
• Strong administration skills

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return:

• Weekly Pay
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Companyshare save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Free On-site car park
• On-site subsidised food area
• Promotion and progression opportunities

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.