Shipping Manager
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: £31,931 to £34,709 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).
A Specialist Allowance of up to 10% per annum is also available for this role, dependent on skills and experience.
Contract Type: Open Ended (permanent)
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX
Closing date: 24th November 2024
We're excited to announce an opportunity for a Shipping Professional to join our dynamic Logistics and Transport Team. In this key role, you'll manage the day-to-day operations of the STFC's shipping function, ensuring seamless customs activities and efficient delivery processes.
As the Shipping Manager, you will play a crucial part in supporting project managers and scientists, providing technical expertise and guidance to enhance shipping efficiency. Your responsibilities will include overseeing all shipping services, ensuring that each shipment, whether domestic or overseas, complies with HMRC regulations and other critical documentation.
If you have experience in Inward and Outward Processes or working with HMRC-compliant procedures, wed love to hear from you!
You'll work closely with both the shipping team and broader logistics operations, handling customer queries, optimizing processes, and driving improvements in our shipping services.
In this role, you'll be responsible for:
- Line Management of the Shipping Team
- Managing UK and international shipping, including compliance with customs regulations and Incoterms
- Ensuring the safe transportation of Hazardous, Dangerous, and Radioactive Materials
- Staying up to date with the latest legislation and best practices in shipping and logistics.
Were looking for someone with strong problem-solving skills who can troubleshoot. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your expertise and contribute to the continuous improvement of our shipping operations.
Join us in advancing our logistics and shipping capabilities while working alongside a local and national shipping team. If youre ready for this exciting challenge, were keen to hear from you!
The post holder will:
Ensure that daily and weekly shipping activities, both domestic and overseas workflow is discharged efficiently and timely through delegation, organisation and allocation of tasks and workflow management, including but not limited to:
- All courier functions carried out daily.
- Despatch and registration of Dangerous goods and Radioactive Material
- Ensuring that all databases are up to date for reporting on MI and financial data
- Bulk shipping of crates, pallets and other equipment using suppliers
- Customs clearance and goods in transit monitoring
Essential Shortlisting Criteria:
- Level 3 (HNC / equivalent) qualifications, or other equivalent experience
- Proven shipping and logistics experience
- Experience and knowledge of working closely with selected couriers and agents, for both import and export processes.
- Proven experience of Dangerous Goods handling and documentation
- Experience of managing and motivating staff.
- Ability to simplify complex customs/shipping requirements and communicate to customers, verbally and in writing (including Inward and Outward Processing).
- Trouble shooting and problem-solving approach
- High level of literacy and numeracy
- Accessing and extracting data
- Confident user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Relevant Health and Safety knowledge and awareness.
Special Requirements
- Occasional working outside of normal office hours
- Occasional travel to other sites and training venues.
STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.
Join us and discover whats possible by submitting your CV and covering letter which outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified, along with your motivation for STFC and the role.
As this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status, we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. At interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring with them identification documents and original documents that prove they hold orcan obtain the righto work in the UK. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y
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