Transport Router, Planner & Admin apprentice
T.W.BOWLER LIMITED
Bredbury, SK6 2TF
Closes on Sunday 15 December
Posted on 24 October 2024
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Summary
Liaise with customers, dealing with transport enquiries, booking in work and ensuring jobs are recorded and allocated to drivers. Answering telephones, speaking to new and existing customers. Ensure that the job sheets are completed in preparation for the next day's work. Process movement orders / VR1s as and when required.
- Annual wage
- £11,648 to £20,820.80 a year
- Training course
- Traffic operator (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 1 January
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Liaise with customers, dealing with transport enquiries, booking in work and ensuring jobs are recorded and allocated to drivers.
- Answering telephones, speaking to new and existing customers.
- Ensure that the job sheet are completed in preparation for the next day's work
- Process movement orders / VR1s as and when required
- Maintain and update diary / calendar to ensure au work is recorded and sent for invoicing
- Provides transport related assistance throughout the office
- Ensures weekly data has been captured from alt vehicles for Tachographs
- Ensure compliance to all security as well as operational procedures
- Any additional ad-hoc duties as per business needs
Where you’ll work
TW Bowler Ltd
Unit 5-6 Pennine Way
Bredbury Park Ind Estate
Bredbury
SK6 2TF
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY LTD
Your training course
Traffic operator (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- On the job and off the job hours
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- IT (grade Pass)
- Maths and English (grade Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
T.W Bowler Ltd is a family run business which was established in 1950 and now spans over five generations. Key work covers specialist lifting and heavy haulage covering the UK, Ireland and Europe. Our Head Office is situated in Offerton, Stockport with a transport depot in Bredbury, Manchester. Our location is conveniently situated central to the UK motorway network. At TW Bowler Ltd, we have a team of experienced staff including a Special Projects Manager, dedicated route planning team and Abnormal Loads Officer who can find the best solutions to your needs and ensure trouble free movements to the highest standards. We work closely with our customers, police, highways and local authorities to ensure all moves are routed correctly and authorised. Our experienced drivers are CPCS, IPAF, Loader/ Securer and ALLMI trained operators who can move and lifting a wide range of plant, tong, wide or heavy equipment. Our drivers are Health and Safety trained and comply with safe loading and unloading procedures, following correct method statements to always ensure compliant practice.
https://bowlersheavyhaulage-manchester.co.uk/small-plant-transport/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Transport Planner, Assistance Transport Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE NATIONAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283905.
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Closes on Sunday 15 December
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