Trainee Terminal Controller

Maritime Transport

  • Birmingham
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 hours ago
Do you want the opportunity to join a market leader within the Transport industry? Maritime Transport is one of the fastest growing transport companies in the UK. We offer the most dynamic working environment and prospects to progress within the industry. Due to continued success, we are recruiting for a Trainee Terminal Operative to work at our Traffic Park Rail Terminal in Hams Hall. The shift pattern will be Monday to Friday on a weekly rotaion of AM/PM shifts.Why work for Maritime Transport?
  • Competitive salary
  • Full training given
  • Opportunities to progress
  • Annual salary review (discretionary).
  • Annual bonus (discretionary).
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1.
  • Life assurance cover from day 1.
  • Group personal pension.
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • You’ll be working for one of the market leaders
The role:
  • Face to face dealings with drivers, booking both loaded and empty units in and out of the terminal
  • Adding both train arrivals and departures to the system
  • Dealing with yard operations over a 2-way radio
  • Dealing with customers both on the telephone and by email
  • Chasing down units to rail to maximise the train capacity, ensuring no wagons go out empty.
  • Administrative duties – checks carried out to try and capture any mistakes that may have occurred and correcting these before any credit notes are required.
  • Liaising with our transport team
What we’re looking for:
  • IT literate – confident using computers as it’s an office based role
  • Confident communicator – spoken and written
  • Hard working
  • Highly organised
  • Team player
If this sounds like the role you’re looking for, please apply and one of our managers will be in touch!Maritime is a family-owned UK-based transport company and since its inception in 2001 has grown to be a market-leader offering container transport and curtain-sided distribution services. With a network of over 40 depots spanning the UK Maritime offers transport and logistics solutions to a large and growing customer base, and works with a high number of large blue chip businesses. Join a winning team.

Maritime Transport