Traffic Operator
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Job Location:
Felixstowe - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join a winning team at Maritime Transport! If you have experience within the container transport industry this could be a fantastic opportunity for you to join a market leader as a Traffic Operator at our Felixstowe depot.
Why work for Maritime Transport
- Competitive salary
- Annual salary review (discretionary).
- Annual bonus (discretionary).
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1.
- Life assurance cover x3 from day 1.
- Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself family and friends
- Maritime weekly lottery (chance to win one thousand pounds every week)
- Group personal pension.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Youll be working for one of the market leaders
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Dealing with multiple drivers
- Communicating with ports
- Booking delivery slots for entry in ports
- Using a Transport system called TOPS for putting down drivers start times and finish times
- Chasing drivers for etas and making sure they are on time
- Rerouting jobs as and when is needed
- Checking all PODS are matched up with all the correct jobs on the system
- Speaking to customers on possible delays advising et
We are looking for candidates to apply who have the following:
- Previous experience as a Transport Operator Essential
- Confident and clear communicator written and verbal
- Excellent UK geographical knowledge
- Can work on own initiative
- Quick and efficient problem solving skills
- Organised at all times
- Flexibility to meet the demands of the business
The Company
Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman John Williams Maritime Transport has evolved from small beginnings into a leading logistics company with a turnover exceeding 400m.
To date the company employs 3000 personnel across 40 sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals with a cutting-edge fleet of 1300 Euro-6 trucks and over 50 container handlers servicing a number of trains daily. Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator developing and delivering low carbon container logistics solutions for first and final miles and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail.
In 2024 the company was acquired by Swiss-based global logistics and supply chain provider MEDLOG S.A. supporting Maritimes growth strategy and strengthening its market position as the UKs leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.
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Key Skills
- Access
- Logistics & Procurement
- CMS
- Irrigation
- Bakery
- Dns
About Company
Maritime Transport is one of the UK's largest privately owned transport companies supplying blue-chip customers with Intermodal, Distribution, Warehousing and Freight Management services across over 40 sites utilising a fleet of over 2,000 vehicles.
