As we continue our mission to make people happy through chocolate, we’re looking for a Transport office coordinato r to join our Transport team on a 12 Month FTC contract basis.
As Transport office coordinator you will oversee a variety of transport office tasks ensuring transport and driver compliance is maintained. You will be responsible for day to day running of a transport office coordinating drivers in and out. You will also play a key role in communication process between warehouse operation as well as transport operation in our St. Neots site.
The shift pattern for this role would be 37.5 hrs per week, Rotating 06:00-14:00 & 14:00-22:00 Monday to Friday.
As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits, you’ll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia.
The on-site location for this role is at our Distribution Centre ‘Beta’, in Harpole, Northampton. We opened the doors to our impressive Distribution Centre – all 429,107 square feet of it - in October 2022.
You will find us just off Junction 16 of the M1.
What you’ll be doing….
Transport office administration:
· Driver prebrief and debrief.
· Runsheet completion
· Coordinating communication between Northampton and St. Neots site
· Run pack preparation.
· Booking deliveries
· Booking ferries, crossing etc. as well as ensuring additional tolls and charges are paid.
· Irish invoices creation
Transport office and drivers’ compliance:
· Driver card downloads management
· Checks on Driving Licences, Driver Cards, and CPC cards
· Carrying agency induction training
· Defect management- ensuring all defects are raised and reported
· Key Management
· Fuel card management
Communication:
· Assist across the Transport and Warehouse operation creating a collaborative environment.
Essential
· Experience of working in transport operation
· IT skills- good understanding of Excel, Word, and Outlook
· Excellent communication skills
· Attention to detail and a good level of numeracy
Desirable
· Skilled at multi-tasking and effective at managing own time
· Able to work under pressure
Who are we?
We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.
A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 100 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.