Transport Administrator 6 Month FTC

Are you ready to take charge of vehicle movements, driver coordination and critical transport administration to keep a fast‑paced depot running smoothly every day?

Join us as our Transport Administrator 6 Month FTC, based in our Hams Hall depot for our customer Sainsburys. You’ll keep accurate records, book drivers in and out, complete debriefs, and make sure trailer servicing and transport systems are kept up to date. You’ll play a big part in helping the depot hit our targets, stay safe and compliant, and support the Transport Team Manager and the wider team in delivering exceptional service.

This is a full time, 6 Month FTC position working an average of 40 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern (06:00 to 18:00 and 18:00 to 06:00).

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £12.99 per hour and 264 hours 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:

• Accurately manage driver operations, including start/finish times, debriefs, break allocation, licence checks, and agency hour inputs
• Support the Team Manager by ensuring smooth daily transport operations and updating them on any issues
• Allocate, brief, and dispatch drivers effectively, ensuring they have everything needed to complete their work and resolving any queries promptly
• Coordinate site and communication activities, including vehicle movements, telephone queries, and acting as the first point of contact for drivers
• Use operational systems and maintain documentation, such as control sheets, while prioritising tasks during busy periods and upholding strong health & safety standards

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Bring exceptional organisation, accuracy and administrative strength to a busy transport environment, ensuring nothing is missed
• Communicate clearly and confidently—both verbally and in writing—to build strong relationships across teams and with drivers
• Use your curiosity, initiative and solid IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook) to learn quickly and deliver high‑quality work to tight deadlines
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, detail and teamwork, contributing reliably to a high‑performing, customer‑focused operation

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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