Total 5 transportation logistics job vacancies in EDINBURGH

The role

• Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week • £37,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience) • 30 days of leave, including bank holidays • Flexible working hours

Key accountabilities

• Yard Health & Safety and training of yard staff • Loading and unloading shipping containers • Managing return, inspection and maintenance of rental fleet • Quarterly stock takes • Assist in developing new systems as we grow.

Skills & experience

• Proficiency with computers and software (Outlook, Excel) • Experience in both yard and office environments • Knowledge of Yard Health & Safety protocols • Strong attention to detail

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Logistics Worker:

Shifts- 37.5 hours per week, AM shifts TBC

Key responsibilities:

• Primary tasks may include (but are not limited to):
• Ensure store compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Pack, stock, organize and rearrange products in warehouse, in a neat and clean manner.
• Organize and maintain records of inventories up to date.
• Monitor and manage inventory control.
• Manage and handle shipping, loading and unloading of products.
• Operate forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Handle delicate and sensitive products with utmost care.
• Drive, vans, trucks, passenger cars handling warehouse/logistics materials.
• Handle and operate necessary tools and accessories in maintaining and managing a warehouse.
• Integrate best practices in handling warehouse materials.
• Manage inventory as well as warehouse, transportation, and other logistics processes.
• Processing received deliveries and distribution to factory efficiently.
• Processing production orders, and all other material/component requests to factory.
• Administer stock control.
• Develop new strategies to streamline processes and reduce cost
• Ensure that quality, quantity, customer satisfaction, and financial commitments are met.
• Perform metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements.
• Partner and communicate with manufacturers, suppliers, and customers.
• Manage and develop logistics team.

Skills needed:

• Previous Skills working within an similar stores/logistics environment
• Firm grasp of supply chain, inventory, and distribution
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proven competence in a similar role
• Work as part of a team
• Good time keeping
• Must be flexible
• Show Initiative
• Previous SAP knowledge an advantage

Qualifications:

• Confident using windows-based PC programmes

Drug screening also required.

Manpower UK is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

SELF-EMPLOYED VEHICLE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY DRIVER / TRADE PLATE DRIVER PART/FULL TIME

Here at BCA Logistics, we touch over a million vehicles a year, working with manufacturers, fleet operators and dealers to provide the backbone of the UK's automotive supply chain.

Due to our ever-increasing volumes, we are looking to engage additional Self-Employed Driver contractors throughout the UK who can help us deliver that service.

What do I need? - No experience is needed as a full 2-day technical service familiarisation seminar available, at a site local to you. You do not need your own vehicle and there is no initial outlay of any cost. We do however require the following (essential):

• Held a full UK Manual Driver Licence for at least 2 years (registered to your current home address).
• No more than 9 points on your licence (and no serious motoring offences).
• Aged 21 or over (for insurance purposes).
• Are punctual and reliable with a polite and professional demeanour.
• Excellent customer service skills.

What will I be doing? - You will be collecting a variety of different vehicles from clients, checking they are safe for you to drive and delivering these to the required destination. On some occasions you may carry out an inspection on the vehicles.

• Handling vehicles with care and professionalism.
• Keeping clients informed of estimated arrival time and any possible delays.

What do I get? - Not only do you get the flexibility of being your own boss and choosing your jobs you will also receive:

• Competitive pay with extra payment for carrying out inspections and longer distance moves.
• Job rate and half for any Saturday moves.
• Fuel cards provided for petrol/diesel required in the vehicles.
• Expenses may be agreed (with prior approval).
• Trade plates, inspection tools and the latest technology to help you work smart.
• The opportunity to collect and deliver a wide variety of vehicles for some of the market leaders in the motor trade and the freedom to nominate your own substitute driver or drivers to help you with your work and increase your earnings potential.

If you want to be in the driving seat and this sounds up your street, please apply below.

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

• About Your Role

   
  Thales Australia provides logistics services expertise to our customer, the Australian Defence Force. Thales will train and qualify you to work in each area of our logistics business including, storage, maintenance and distribution. This will be comprised of ‘on the job’ training as well as courses through our in-house registered training organisation.

   
  Within the logistics services business there are 17 depots throughout Australia which allows various development opportunities as we strongly believe in promoting from within where possible.

  • Mark and place stores in stock & package for dispatch

  • Participating with the movement of stores by road and within the depot

  • Monitoring shelf life of stores and assisting with audits and inspections

  • Operating information systems for the input and retrieval of stores information

  • Always watch out for others, maintain awareness of and strive to achieve the companies health and safety goals and objectives

  How About You?

  • A full driver’s licence

  • Excellent attention to detail with very good numeric, oral and written communication skills

  • Strong customer service skills

  • Experience within a warehousing environment would be an advantage

   
   

  Good to Know

  You’ll get an email acknowledgement after you’ve applied, Thales strives to provide a personalised experience for all suitable applicants. 

  As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.  To learn more about clearances please visit – http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/

  Prior to offer you’ll complete a pre-employment police and medical.

  For more information on Thales visit us @ThalesCareers on Instagram #LI-DZ1

Thales is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect that enables all of us to feel valued, do our best, and remain truly passionate about the place that we work. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from diverse backgrounds.

We are also proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more on how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here: https://work180.com/en-AU/for-women/employer/thales.

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.

SELF-EMPLOYED VEHICLE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY DRIVER / TRADE PLATE DRIVER PART/FULL TIME

Here at BCA Logistics, we touch over a million vehicles a year, working with manufacturers, fleet operators and dealers to provide the backbone of the UK's automotive supply chain.

Due to our ever-increasing volumes, we are looking to engage additional Self-Employed Driver contractors throughout the UK who can help us deliver that service.

What do I need? - No experience is needed as a full 2-day technical service familiarisation seminar available, at a site local to you. You do not need your own vehicle and there is no initial outlay of any cost. We do however require the following (essential):

• Held a full UK Manual Driver Licence for at least 2 years (registered to your current home address).
• No more than 9 points on your licence (and no serious motoring offences).
• Aged 21 or over (for insurance purposes).
• Are punctual and reliable with a polite and professional demeanour.
• Excellent customer service skills.

What will I be doing? - You will be collecting a variety of different vehicles from clients, checking they are safe for you to drive and delivering these to the required destination. On some occasions you may carry out an inspection on the vehicles.

• Handling vehicles with care and professionalism.
• Keeping clients informed of estimated arrival time and any possible delays.

What do I get? - Not only do you get the flexibility of being your own boss and choosing your jobs you will also receive:

• Competitive pay with extra payment for carrying out inspections and longer distance moves.
• Job rate and half for any Saturday moves.
• Fuel cards provided for petrol/diesel required in the vehicles.
• Expenses may be agreed (with prior approval).
• Trade plates, inspection tools and the latest technology to help you work smart.
• The opportunity to collect and deliver a wide variety of vehicles for some of the market leaders in the motor trade and the freedom to nominate your own substitute driver or drivers to help you with your work and increase your earnings potential.

If you want to be in the driving seat and this sounds up your street, please apply today!