Transport Coordinator
| Company: | Quality Service Recruitment Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,800 - £27,800 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 2BD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 24 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Transport Coordinator
Nottingham | £27,800 + Overtime | Full-Time Permanent
Are you an experienced Transport Coordinator, Transport Administrator, Logistics Coordinator or Planner looking for your next opportunity?
We're recruiting for a Transport Coordinator to join an established environmental and recycling operation with multiple sites across the Nottingham / East Midlands.
This is a hands on transport office role in Nottingham where you'll play an important part in keeping the daily operation running smoothly – coordinating vehicles, drivers, maintenance and collections while working closely with the Transport Manager.
The Role
You'll be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the transport operation, helping ensure vehicles, drivers and collections are managed efficiently and in line with operational and compliance requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Coordinating daily transport activities and vehicle movements in Nottingham.
• Supporting the planning and scheduling of HGV and articulated vehicle collections.
• Liaising with drivers to communicate schedules, changes and operational requirements.
• Monitoring vehicle availability and helping ensure vehicles are available when required.
• Liaising with recycling centres, transfer stations, customers and internal teams.
• Monitoring outstanding work and following up where required.
• Producing reports and maintaining accurate operational information.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a well-established environmental and recycling business as their new Transport Coordinator.
You'll work closely with the Transport Manager and become an important part of the transport function, with plenty of scope to develop your knowledge and take on additional responsibility.
If you've got transport or logistics experience and are looking for a role where you can genuinely make a difference to the day-to-day operation, we'd like to hear from you.
What We're Looking For
In this Transport Coordinator in Nottingham role we're interested in people with experience in transport, logistics or fleet administration. You don't necessarily need to have worked in the waste industry — the key thing is that you understand how a busy transport operation works.
You could be a good fit if you're currently working as a:
• Transport Coordinator
• Transport Administrator
• Logistics Coordinator
• Transport Planner
• Fleet Administrator
• Logistics Administrator
• Operations Coordinator
We're looking for someone who is:
• Organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Confident communicating with drivers, managers, customers and suppliers.
• Comfortable using computer systems and Excel.
• Good at keeping accurate records and following things through.
• Able to work calmly in a fast-paced transport environment.
• Proactive rather than waiting for problems to land on their desk.
• Ideally experienced with vehicle maintenance, defects, servicing or MOT administration.
Full time, permanent
07:30 to 16:00
What's in it for you?
• £27,800 per year + overtime
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Company pension
• Healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Retail discount scheme
• Ongoing training and development
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing transport operation
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