An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Traffic Controller / Banksman. Amco is a £60m turnover, Redditch based, global logistics specialist across 4 sites, providing supply chain solutions that support the critical movement of goods worldwide by road, sea, air, and rail. We serve a wide range of industries, including electronics, food, and industrial, and are also specialists in automotive parts logistics, working closely with luxury vehicle manufacturers.

Our Transport department based in Redditch is looking for a new member of the team to work 2pm -10pm Mon-Fri 

As a Traffic Controller / Banksman you will be responsible for:

• Act as the first point of escalation – Transport Office / Goods In or Warehouse.

• Supervise: Deigning, laying out, and managing safe on-site traffic systems, including designated vehicle routes, speed limits, and parking/loading areas, to ensure efficient flow and prevent congestion.

• Directing the movement of heavy good vehicles (HGVs), lorries, cranes and other plant machinery in and around the site, particularly during complex manoeuvres like reversing and turning.

• Ensure that all arrival and departure procedures are followed by all drivers.

• Documentation: Monitoring site entrances and exits, potentially keeping a log of incoming and outgoing vehicles and deliveries.

• Running of all the AMCO UK Transport contracts.

• Assist the senior in the day-to-day activities and running of the department.

• Be responsible for the day-to-day running and the team of drivers.

• Customer KPI’s.

• Departmental KPI’s.

• Ensure vehicles and trailers are presented on time for maintenance and servicing.

• Log damages and defects along with actioning the defects.

• Supporting head of compliance, always keeping staff, vehicles and trailers compliant.

• Vehicle gatehouse checks to auditing the process of vehicles.

• Booking of Agency drivers.

• Day to day customer service.

• Ensure customers are kept up to date when issues arise.

• Track transport through Webfleet

• Invoicing completed in a timely manner.

• Cover for holidays.

• Updating individual training matrix with line manager

• Ensure internal and external KPI’s are updated weekly.

• Issues are logged on the system.

• Manage 3rd party suppliers on day-to-day basis.

• Manage fuel cards and Adblue draw downs.

• Support departmental projects and companywide projects.

• Will require Banksman training.