Transport Administrator

The Best Connection

Reading, Berkshire

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
£15–£15 Per Hour
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Detail Oriented, Maintain Compliance, Operations, Problem Solving Skills, Startup, Systems Maintenance, Time Management, Warehousing
LOCATION
Reading, Berkshire
POSTED
18 days ago

Transport Administrator - Early morning shift: 3am to 11am.

Shifts: Monday to Friday.

Pay per hour: £15

We have a new role working with a National distribution company in Reading.

Overall responsibilities:

  • To support the safe, efficient, and on-time execution of daily transport operations.
  • Ensuring all driver activity is dispatched, tracked, and recorded in line with site and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support daily driver start-up and route dispatch.
  • Maintain accurate updates on TMS (departures, delays, completions).
  • Act as point of contact for drivers, resolving queries and escalating issues.
  • Monitor delivery progress and highlight risks to service.
  • Ensure completion of all transport paperwork and compliance checks.
  • Communicate effectively with drivers, warehouse, and transport team.

Requirements

  • Good attention to detail and organisation.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-critical environment.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Basic transport knowledge (desirable).

Measures of Success

  • On-time dispatch and delivery
  • Accuracy of system updates
  • Compliance adherence
  • Effective issue escalation

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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