Logistics Operative
10 days ago
Slough
EXPERIENCED LOGISTICS OPERATIVE Location: Colnbrook Cargo Centre Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience) Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 19:00 (with 1-hour break) Additional: 1-in-6 Saturday mornings (after probation period) Start Date: Immediate Start Available Join a Leading Airfreight Logistics Specialist UCH Logistics is a dynamic and fast-growing provider of specialist transport services to the airfreight industry. Since 2000, we have built a strong reputation for delivering reliable, time-critical, and next-day delivery services across the UK. We are now seeking an Experienced Logistics Operative to join our established Transport & Operations Team. This role is ideal for someone with a solid background in logistics or transport operations who is confident working in a fast-paced, operationally critical environment and ready to take on greater responsibility. The Role Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will play a key role within our busy Express department. You will be responsible for coordinating daily transport operations, acting as a central point of contact between drivers, customers, and internal teams to ensure service excellence is consistently delivered. Your responsibilities will include: • Route planning, scheduling, and real-time operational decision-making, • Load planning, vehicle utilisation, and specification management, • Coordinating driver workloads and ensuring on-time completion of jobs, • Proactively managing operational issues and resolving problems under pressure, • Liaising with customers to provide updates and maintain high service standards, • Previous experience in logistics, transport, or freight operations, • Strong organisational and planning skills, • The ability to remain calm and decisive in a time-critical environment, • Excellent communication skills when dealing with drivers, customers, and colleagues, • Competitive salary: £37,500 – £45,000 (depending on experience), • 28 days holiday (rising to 30 after 2 years), including public holidays, • Free on-site parking, • Workplace pension scheme, • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – confidential mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing support, • Employee Referral Scheme – earn rewards for recommending great people