Job details
Our client is seeking a dynamic and motivated Logistics Yard Agent to take on a vital role in overseeing their daily operations. You will be an integral part of ensuring the efficient and safe delivery of our client’s products to our valued customers. This position, based primarily in the office with hands-on responsibilities in the yard, is central to ensuring a smooth and efficient logistics flow. You will be instrumental in optimising driver and vehicle usage by managing secondary cylinder distribution movements, helping to enhance overall efficiency.
Join our team and play an active role in upholding our high safety standards, while also engaging in dynamic transport planning and managing key customer master data.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Maintain a safe, secure, and well-organised yard environment.
- Working Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30 (37.5 hours p/w)
- Assist site management in fulfilling compliance requirements, including inventory control, financial oversight, health and safety, and transport regulations.
- Supporting the loading and unloading of vehicles to ensure efficient operations.
- Ensuring all loads are correctly counted and properly reconciled.
- Performing daily stock checks and maintaining accurate stock records.
- Conducting driver debriefs and maintaining accurate updates to master data.
- Prioritising the customer in every aspect of our work.
- Promoting a positive safety culture within the team and encouraging strong safety accountability.
- Serving customers either on the phone or Email using a SAP application.
As such we would like you to have/be:
- Hold a valid FLT licence (training can be provided for the right candidate).
- Able to handle physical tasks requiring manual effort efficiently.
- Maintain a professional attitude when engaging with both internal and external customers.
- Demonstrate a proactive, hands-on approach, leading by example and encouraging a strong sense of team spirit.
- Be proficient in using computers, especially with MS Office applications, and demonstrate exceptional organisational skills.
- Demonstrate clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Possess a strong attention to safety and a commitment to ensuring a secure working environment.
What Driver Hire can offer you.
Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist transport and logistics recruitment company. We can provide regular, ongoing delivery driving work within the Plymouth and Cornwall area. We treat you as the true professional that you are and in our latest survey, 94% of our candidates said they were proud to work for us and 81% scored 8/10 or more when asked if they would recommend Driver Hire.
Please have a look at our other roles for: Class 1, Class 2, 7.5T HGV, LGV & multi-drop van drivers. We are also always recruiting for warehouse staff, forklift drivers & driver’s mates.
