Job Description
Ocean Freight Operator - Redditch
Sea freight-focused role | £30,000 - £35,000 | Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00
We are recruiting for an experienced Ocean Freight Operator to join a well-established and growing UK freight forwarder based in Redditch.
This is a hands-on, start-to-finish role with a strong focus on sea freight import and export operations, offering the opportunity to develop into a fully multimodal operator with exposure to air and road freight (full training provided).
The role includes:
* Start-to-finish management of sea freight import and export shipments
* Handling customs clearance and all associated documentation
* Liaising with customers, overseas agents, carriers, and suppliers
* Arranging final delivery and transport
* Resolving operational issues professionally and efficiently
* Accurate job costing and invoicing
* Supporting air and road freight bookings as part of multimodal development
* Making consultative outbound calls to customers to support service delivery and growth
Requirements:
* Minimum 2 years' experience in sea freight operations (imports and/or exports)
* Solid understanding of international freight forwarding processes
* Customs clearance experience
* Confident handling files end to end
* Organised, detail-focused, and customer-driven
* Air or road freight experience beneficial but not essential
WR Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit in the UK & USA for permanent jobs.
WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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