Warehouse Administrator

Forth Ports Limited is a dynamic and multimodal ports owner and operator, offering a wide range of diverse port related services to help connect the UK with Europe and the rest of the world. If recent world events have taught us anything, it is the critical importance of logistics to every aspect of our life. The port business is significant in where this happens, with 95% of goods coming into the UK coming via ports - from unitised cargoes to renewables and everything in between, we really do keep the UK moving.

Due to exciting business growth we are growing our team of Warehouse Administrators to work with one of our partners; a Global FMCG brand. We are looking for candidates who have experience in Warehouse Administration, who will be based in the Gatehouse to support the supervisor and management team on a day to day basis.

Number of roles:

Up to 4

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

4 on / 4 off rotation shifts including weekends

Day: 7am – 7pm | Night: 7pm – 7am

As a Warehouse Administrator in a very busy, terminal, working with one of our key global partners, your role with us will play an important one in the day to day operations. You will handle a variety of queries internally with colleagues, and externally with customers, so no two days will be the same.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Receiving and handling orders from customers in a professional manner

• Ensuring delivery paperwork is completed to an accurate level

• Checking details of goods against intake notes

• Complete job files and obtaining any missing information

• Ensure logistics filing system is maintained and updated

• Prepare and provide documentation/reports for customers, management, agents, and other departments within the Group

• Maintain all appropriate records to ensure the efficient running of the operations

• Support paperwork for supervisors / management as required

• General administration duties as required

What are we looking for?

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, knowing that the impact of the work you do, truly makes a difference to the success of our overall operation. We need people who are happy to both work as part of a wider team, but who can also work autonomously when needed to ensure work is completed in a timely manner.

Additionally we require:

• Strong administration / IT skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Previous experience with SAP and Transporeon systems would be an advantage but not essential

• Maintain exceptional health and safety standards

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary & additional shift Allowance £1,500.00 annually (included in salary)

• Company Pension scheme and Life cover

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free onsite parking

• PPE provided

• Onsite Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers counselling and advice on a wide variety of issues, 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• Onsite canteen

• Employee Wellbeing initiatives

What you will need

Required criteria

• Right to work in the UK
• 2 years+ Logistics / warehouse administration experience
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
• Ability to input, retrieve and analyse data
• Strong organisational and time management skills

Desired criteria

• Ideally have some import/export knowledge
• Experience with SAP (systems, applications, products) preferred
• Experience with Transporeon (Haulage management software) preferred

"As sure as the tide " - 50 years and counting – delivering outstanding results, on all manner of projects. Customers from around the world rely on our expertise to realise their ambitions.

Over our 50 years of experience we have witnessed our ports grow to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies. The growth impact has been achieved due to the continued investments in our infrastructure, making sure that our ports are able to continually develop their services and support the growth of many industries. Our people have played a significant role. They have delivered the highest quality of service through their expertise, loyalty and flexibility and, without them, we could not have built the strong reputation and the long term agreements with many customers that we have today.

Welcome to Forth Ports Careers. As a leading port operator, we employ over 1,100 people across our ports in Scotland and the Port of Tilbury in London. A career in a port business is very rewarding. There is real variety within each role and significant opportunities for promotion and career development. Don’t just take our word for it; view the “Some of our People” section and the video below to gain insight into the kinds of jobs our employees do, how they’ve grown with us, and what motivates them each day. The port business can be seen as a barometer for the economy and this drives us to be adaptable and fast paced as we identify new business opportunities.

We are committed to creating a positive working culture for all employees, as well as a good work-life balance. Here are just some of the benefits of working for Forth Ports.