Transport Agent

Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy, Hatton, Hillingdon

Transport Agent

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Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy, Hatton, Hillingdon

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 2 days ago, 11 Nov | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 707539cc7106459c8f6ca9447b0f1265

Full Job Description

DHL are seeking a self-motivated Transport Agent to join the team at Heathrow. The role of a Transport Agent involves maintaining high service quality on a daily basis, assisting with full yard duties, including loading and unloading freight from containers, housekeeping and monitoring of stillages. You will effectively interact with various DHL departments to support seamless business operations. This is a physically active role, which will involve pushing and pulling freight containers., Health and Safety Responsibility: Ensure your own health and safety, as well as that of others impacted by your activities. Adhere to all Health and Safety policies and promote a culture of safety.
- Daily Operations and Service Quality: Maintain high service quality daily, assist in full yard duties (including stillage housekeeping and monitoring), and meet all management-set targets.
- Interdepartmental Collaboration: Effectively interact with various DHL departments to facilitate smooth operations.
- System Use and Documentation: Use DHL systems (e.g., AS400, CALMS, NMIV) to manage shipments, ensure connections, and comply with GSOP and HMC requirements.
- Freight Handling and Logistics: Safely load and unload freight, operate warehouse machinery, use scanning systems for imports/exports, and handle all shipments with care.
- Support and Teamwork: Provide support to the Airside Logistics Yard Senior Agent, participate in team activities, attend necessary briefings, and contribute to a high-performance team environment.
- Compliance with Policies and Procedures: Follow company procedures (SSOW, GSAM), meet departmental objectives, and adhere to best practices in manual handling and uniform/PPE compliance.

Driving License
- Safety first attitude. You must conduct yourself in an orderly manner within the workplace, ensuring that correct uniform and PPE is worn when required.
- Good communication skills
- Must be a team player
- Must meet criteria for issue of an Airside Pass (with full 5 year employment/non employment history)
- To be physically able and have manual handling skills
- Manual handling skills

DHL is the most international company in the world with a global network in over 220 countries and territories across the globe, and a workforce exceeding 500,000 employees serving 2.8 million customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse workforce, as demonstrated through our initiatives such as DHL4All.

What makes DHL great? Our People! We know each employee's individual contributions make us the #1 Express Delivery and Logistics Company in the world.
Distinguished as No. 1 World's Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine.

Free onsite parking
- My DHL Rewards (discounts, savings, cashback at over 3000 retailers)
- Pension Scheme with up to 6% company contribution
- DHL Share Purchase Plan (after 3 months)
- Private Medical Scheme (after 12 months)
- Access to Occupational Health
- Enhanced maternity pay (after 12 months)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- CIS Induction - a week's all-expenses-paid introduction to our company values
- HealthyMinds - Employee Assistance Programme

This is a part time role - Weekends Saturday to Sunday. Working hours 6:00 to 19:00