Apprentice Ocean Freight Forwarding Administrator
BURHILL LOGISTICS LTD , Trimley St Mary, Suffolk
Apprentice Ocean Freight Forwarding Administrator
£17,000 a year
BURHILL LOGISTICS LTD , Trimley St Mary, Suffolk
- Full time
- Permanent
- Apprenticeship programme
Posted 1 week ago, 14 Jul | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: 30-07-2026 (In 6 days)
Job ref: None
Location ref: Trimley St Mary, Suffolk
Full Job Description
Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an Ocean Freight Forwarding Administration Apprentice to join us at Burhill Logistics. This will be a varied role to support different areas of a logistics company, giving you a chance to develop your skills and make a positive impact.
About the Employer
Burhill Logistics provides an end to end supply chain service, moving cargo by air, road, ocean and rail. We move goods, store goods in our warehouses and oversea Customs regulations.What You'll Do
Reporting directly to the Commercial Manger and working alongside the Commercial Administrator.
- Assisting with the inputting of shipments onto The Shipping Centre
- Documenting original documents when received via post or courier and scanning them into the relevant dossiers
- Lodging Original Bills of Lading with shipping lines, requesting receipts where possible
- Updating ETA of upcoming shipments
- Managing the docs email inbox, to include replying and acknowledging emails from customers, agents
- Replying to internal queries
- Answering the telephone
Training Outcome
Upon successfully completing the apprenticeship, we envisage they will become a permanent team member with progression routes in time through to supervising roles.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Course Information
Course: International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
Level: 3
Route: Transport and logistics
Apprenticeship Level: Advanced
Working Arrangements
Working Week: Monday - Friday between 9.00am - 5.30pm.
Expected Duration: 1 Year 9 Months
Training Provider: SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED