Transport Operator | WIN | Halfords | Coventry

Have you ever worked in the fast-paced logistics environment? Do you have experience in transport, but want new challenge where you can further develop your skills and knowledge? Are you a problem solver with great initiative?

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Transport Operator to join our team in Coventry, working in partnership with our customer, Halfords. You will be based on the traffic desk in the transport office, responsible for allocation of work and de-briefing all drivers on return. Identifying and managing infringements analysing drivers print-offs, monitoring completion of delivery paperwork, managing communication and escalation of issues.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working on a 4 on 4 off pattern, covering the hours of 18:00 to 06:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £31,085.68, and 17-days annual leave. Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Plan and allocate daily driver workloads, ensuring resources, routes, and schedules are prepared in advance and managed through systems such as Transend and Volvo Connect
• Lead daily driver briefings and debriefings, completing all legal checks, safety discussions, infringements management, and monitoring start/departure times
• Maintain accurate transport records including trailer trackers, delivery shortages/overs, accident reports, vehicle inspections, tachograph/FFC downloads, and weekly customer reporting
• Support compliance and operational standards by escalating issues appropriately, managing PPE and uniform, and ensuring all service-improvement feedback is captured and actioned
• Carry out general transport office administration, maintaining tidy work areas, managing paperwork, and ensuring effective communication across drivers, stores, and management

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Great communicator
• Passion for excellence
• Transport Knowledge
• Good geographical knowledge of the U.K
• Good analytical skills

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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