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This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in logistics with full training provided, working alongside experienced operators who will support your learning and development.\nAbout cargo-partner\nFor over 40 years, cargo-partner has supported clients with a full portfolio of Air, Ocean, Road and Warehousing services. We’re proud to have strengthened our global position further by joining the Nippon Express Group (NX Group), giving our teams access to even greater opportunities across an international network.\nAt cargo-partner, we believe in training, loyalty and internal progression. Our operations management team will support you with a structured learning plan to help you develop into a fully competent Road Freight Operator.\nWhat you’ll be doing (with training and support)\nAs a Trainee within the Road Operations team, you’ll support the coordination of road freight services including bookings, pricing, customs processes and customer updates. You will learn how to manage shipments from start to finish and gain valuable experience in a busy freight forwarding environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nLearning how to load bookings into the Ondot system\nAssisting with arranging cost-effective domestic collections and deliveries\nSupporting the team with booking EU hauliers and pallet networks\nLearning how to complete import and export customs entries\nAssisting with export T1 documents (training provided)\nSupporting export groupage trailer builds and preparation of export documentation\nLiaising with the warehouse regarding loading/unloading, labelling and discrepancies\nCommunicating with cargo-partner offices across Europe to support customs clearance and transport updates\nProviding shipment updates to clients and internal stakeholders\nRequesting and issuing PODs\nSupporting supplier cost negotiation and administration\nAssisting with preparing shipment files for invoicing\nWhat we’re looking for\nThis role would suit someone who is enthusiastic, organised and keen to learn. Prior road freight experience is helpful but not essential - the main requirement is a desire to build a career in logistics.\nDesired Skills & Attributes\nInterest in developing a career in freight forwarding / logistics\nStrong attention to detail and willingness to learn processes and systems\nConfident communication skills (phone/email)\nStrong customer service mindset and team approach\nAbility to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment\nOrganised, reliable and able to meet deadlines\nAny prior experience in logistics, transport, warehousing or customer service is an advantage\nWhat we can offer\n25 days holiday + bank holidays\nPrivate AXA Healthcare after successful probation\nStability and long-term development with a truly international logistics business\nStructured training and support from experienced operators\nClear progression opportunities within the business\nA supportive, friendly team culture\nFree parking","description_format":"text","description_chars":3237,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Road Transport"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T17:53:24Z"}],"liveness":{"score":2,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.08,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":344,"expected_fill_days":53,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","ghost","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cargo-partner-trainee-road-freight-operator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cargo-partner-trainee-road-freight-operator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T00:53:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":955,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4045,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}