Transport Administrator

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.

Your New Role

We are a hard working team who value the benefits of our talented and diverse workforce who take pride in living our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Transparency, Excellence and Social Responsibility.

Reporting to the Transport Manager, we have an opportunity available to join our team in Brooklyn.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring administrative operations run smoothly and that our service delivery remains seamless and customer focused.  

To achieve this, your daily tasks will include:-

• Promote a safety first culture ensuring commitment to safety, Chain of Responsibility and NHVL.
• Overseeing day to day admin duties
• Being the go to contact for escalated queries from drivers, clients & internal teams
• Leading the invoice cycle and driver pay processes
• Ensuring accurate and timely data entry & reporting
• Onboarding new customers and drivers into our systems
• Proactive management of customers, driver & internal stake holder relationships
• Assist the Transport Manager in day to day operations via administration of Transport operations.
• Assist the transport allocator in the day to day admin tasks associated with scheduling of drivers

To be successful in this challenging position you will be able to demonstrate the following skills or attributes,

• Knowledge of Transport & Logistics with experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of relevant transport industry codes and NHVL.
• Excellent administration and time management skills.
• An organised and systematic approach to work with a high attention to detail.
• Tertiary qualifications in Transport, Business or in a similar field are desirable but not essential.
• Ability to be flexible with work hours.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.