Details:
- Salary: £13 - Hour
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Bedford
- Date: 4 days ago
Description:
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Transport Administrator to join our busy Transport team in Bedford. You’ll provide high-quality administrative support to the Transport Manager and Supervisors, helping us deliver efficient, compliant, and cost-effective transport operations for our customers.
This role is ideal for someone with strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
About the Role
What You’ll Do
Be the first point of contact in the transport office for drivers, customers, and internal teams.
Record and report driver hours, holidays, and absences.
Support payroll and HR paperwork for the Transport team.
Maintain tachograph and fleet records in line with regulations.
Assist with driver recruitment, onboarding, and licence checks.
Provide reports and support managers with investigations or meetings.
Help with daily routing and office admin tasks as required.
Additional information: Shift pattern Monday to Friday, 6 am - 3 pm. Flexibility is required to support business needs
Benefits
23 days' annual leave
Company Pension
Long service rewards: both financial and leave-based.
Health cash plan.
Life assurance scheme.
Critical Illness cover
Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal.
Career development opportunities.
Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider.
And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.
Requirements
Previous admin experience in a transport or logistics environment
knowledge of driver hours, tachograph rules, and working time directives.
Confident communicator with strong organisational skills.
IT savvy with good MS Office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word).
Flexible team player with great attention to detail.
Full driving licence (occasional travel may be required)