This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close 2 months ago at 12:00 BST.
The Vacancy
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 Manchester. The shift pattern is Monday to Friday with 1 in 4 Saturdays worked.
Why work for Maritime Transport?
* 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 up to age 66.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends
* Maritime Weekly Lottery – every week one employee will win £1,000 Net
* 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
* Highly organised
* Team player
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 3,000 personnel across 40+ sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals, with a cutting-edge fleet of 1,300 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 Maritime’s growth strategy and strengthening its market position as the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.
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