Stobart (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK’s best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!
Job DescriptionOur Doncaster site has an exciting opportunity for a Transport Coordinator to join their friendly team on a full-time, permanent basis.
Salary: £29,555 per annum
Working hours: Working on a shift pattern of 4 on 4 off days, 6:00-18:00
As a Transport Coordinator, you will be responsible for effectively planning driver and vehicle resources to meet delivery and collection schedules, while optimising efficiency and ensuring full compliance with WTD regulations and driver hours legislation.
Key Duties of a Transport Coordinator:
- Conducting pre-briefs and debriefs for all drivers
- Managing equipment through sign-in/out procedures, ensuring legal compliance
- Planning and coordinating driver and vehicle resources, updating transport plans as required
- Acting as a key communication link between Customer Services, the planning team, and other depots
- Identifying efficient solutions for customer collections and providing accurate schedules to support KPI achievement
- Communicating any potential service failures or deviations from plan in a timely manner
- Managing yard checks, ensuring records are completed and information is accurately reported
- Overseeing daily agency labour requirements
- Ensuring all accidents, incidents, and near misses are reported and logged in line with procedures
- Supporting driver scheduling, including meetings, training, and compliance activities
- Monitoring vehicle and trailer service schedules and carrying out regular census checks
- Attention to detail/accuracy
- Planning and organising skills, high level of numeracy
- Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information
- Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages
- Effectively prioritise work load in order to meet set deadlines
- Able to work as part of a team or individually
- Have knowledge of Road Transport Directive and current drivers’ hours
- Significant transport experience in FMCG environment
- Customer service driven
As part of our drive to make Stobart a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
- Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of (20 days inclusive of bank holidays)
- Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of (5)% employee and (3)% employer
- Life Assurance - x 2 your annual salary
- Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
- Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
- Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
- Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!
Skills Required
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Planning and organising skills; high level of numeracy
- Excellent communication skills
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office
- Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
- Able to work as part of a team or individually
- Knowledge of Road Transport Directive and current drivers' hours
- Significant transport experience in FMCG environment
- Customer service driven
What We Do
Culina Group is a market leading provider of high quality logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland. We serve a sizeable portfolio of customers - ranging from niche operators to major multinational companies - across our vast depot network, comprised of over 100 strategically located sites. We work with over 22,000 fantastic people at peak and specialise in the development and implementation of total supply chain solutions for ambient and chilled brand manufacturers and distributors. We are totally customer focused and always seek to add real value to our clients, providing a holistic solution to meet the challenges faced by manufacturers and the changing demands of the retail sector.
