Details:
- Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Ipswich Suffolk
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Transport Manager. Container Operations
Location: Ipswich
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am. 5:00pm
Industry: Container Transport and Haulage
Benefits: Excellent company benefits package
We are recruiting an experienced Transport Manager to oversee a busy container transport operation based in Ipswich.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong container transport experience who is confident managing drivers, coordinating daily movements and maintaining high service standards within a demanding logistics environment.
The operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although the standard working hours for this position are Monday to Friday, 8:00am. 5:00pm, the successful candidate must understand the demands of a round-the-clock transport operation and be comfortable dealing with occasional issues outside normal working hours.
The Role
You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day container transport operation, ensuring collections and deliveries are completed efficiently, safely and on time.
Your responsibilities will include:
Managing a busy container transport operation
Overseeing a mixture of employed drivers and subcontracted drivers
Planning and coordinating container collections and deliveries
Allocating work to drivers and external hauliers
Monitoring driver progress throughout the day
Ensuring vehicles and drivers are used efficiently
Managing changes, delays and operational issues
Communicating with customers, drivers, subcontractors and internal departments
Maintaining high levels of customer service
Ensuring all transport instructions are accurate and clearly communicated
Managing driver availability, holidays and operational cover
Monitoring subcontractor service levels and performance
Ensuring transport activity is completed safely and compliantly
Supporting the wider operation during demanding or time-critical periods
Driving improvements across planning, service and operational performance
The Candidate
The successful candidate must have:
Strong experience within container transport or container haulage
Previous experience managing or supervising a transport operation
Experience managing both employed and subcontracted drivers
A good understanding of container collections and deliveries
Strong transport planning and organisational skills
The ability to work effectively in a demanding and fast-moving environment
Excellent communication and people-management skills
The confidence to make decisions and resolve problems quickly
A calm and professional approach under pressure
Strong customer-service skills
Good attention to detail
The ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
A flexible approach to supporting a 24/7 transport operation
What Is on Offer?
Monday to Friday working hours
8:00am. 5:00pm
Excellent company benefits
A senior position within an established container transport operation
The opportunity to manage a mixture of employed and subcontracted drivers
A varied role with genuine operational responsibility
Long-term stability and career development opportunities
This position would suit an experienced Transport Manager, Transport Supervisor, Container Transport Planner or Senior Traffic Operator who is ready to take ownership of a busy container operation.
WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.
WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy