Transport Coordinator Apprentice
Shorts Group
Bracknell (RG12 2UT)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 1 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 February 2026
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Summary
This apprenticeship offers an excellent opportunity to develop key skills in traffic operations, planning, and resource management while gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced transport environment.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Traffic operator (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Work in line with current transport legislation and company procedures
- Help maintain the health, safety, and security of people, vehicles, and goods at all times
- Prepare and provide clear documents and instructions for colleagues in a timely manner
- Use technology and operational systems to support daily transport activities
- Follow the vehicle maintenance schedule, making sure vehicles are cleaned and delivered to workshops.
- Work with colleagues to support both planned and unplanned maintenance requirements
- Support the planning of safe and efficient delivery routes, considering time and fuel efficiency
- Help select appropriate vehicle types, taking into account site access, route restrictions, cost, and fuel use
- Enter and update job details on our logistics system.
- Follow company processes to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Assist with allocating suitable vehicles, drivers, and equipment to jobs
- Consider sustainability and work with both internal teams and external organisations where required
- Monitor and track the progress of jobs throughout the day using our vehicle tracking systems
- Communicate effectively with drivers, colleagues, and customers to provide updates and resolve issues
Where you'll work
London Court
London Road
Bracknell
RG12 2UT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Training course
Traffic operator (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with regulations and legislation when working. For example, drivers working hours, working time directive, and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) guidance.
- Comply with health and safety when working.
- Follow company policy, processes and standard operating procedures.
- Plan and prioritise daily activities for example to customer job requirements, back loads, delivery.
- Plan multiple drop routes and jobs.
- Inputting customer jobs for collection and delivery.
- Track job progress.
- Amend or re-plan routes when delivery circumstances change, for example, changing weather conditions, road closures and accidents, customer requirements.
- Adapt approach when supporting operation with, for example, changing weather conditions, road closures and accidents.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, handover documents, work sheets, and checklists.
- Optimises routes, vehicle type and loading.
- Comply with company specific policy and procedures by using the appropriate mode of transportation for ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and clean air zones.
- Arrange the maintenance and inspection of the vehicle.
- Use technology, and systems. General data protection regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
- Use the traffic management system or other relevant systems, to add, and update customer job requirements.
- Conduct a briefing or debriefing session with colleagues.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Manage customer queries and complaints.
- Apply the company’s service standards for internal and external customer services.
- Escalate issues, for example, driver infringements and non-operational procedures.
- Apply team working and wellbeing principles.
- Apply equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in the workplace.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Comply with regulations and legislation when working. For example, drivers working hours, working time directive, and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) guidance.
- Comply with health and safety when working.
- Follow company policy, processes and standard operating procedures.
- Plan and prioritise daily activities for example to customer job requirements, back loads, delivery.
- Plan multiple drop routes and jobs.
- Inputting customer jobs for collection and delivery.
- Track job progress.
- Amend or re-plan routes when delivery circumstances change, for example, changing weather conditions, road closures and accidents, customer requirements.
- Adapt approach when supporting operation with, for example, changing weather conditions, road closures and accidents.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, handover documents, work sheets, and checklists.
- Optimises routes, vehicle type and loading.
- Comply with company specific policy and procedures by using the appropriate mode of transportation for ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and clean air zones.
- Arrange the maintenance and inspection of the vehicle.
- Use technology, and systems. General data protection regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
- Use the traffic management system or other relevant systems, to add, and update customer job requirements.
- Conduct a briefing or debriefing session with colleagues.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Manage customer queries and complaints.
- Apply the company’s service standards for internal and external customer services.
- Escalate issues, for example, driver infringements and non-operational procedures.
- Apply team working and wellbeing principles.
- Apply equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in the workplace.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
Training schedule
Your training will be provided by Logistics UK with whom you will attend remote, online workshops on a monthly basis and monthly 1:1 support sessions with your personal tutor
You will also develop a wide variety of skills within the workplace throughout the programme.
More training information
Traffic Operator Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
Logistics UK are a specialist, government-approved apprenticeship provider, experts in the logistics industry
In February 2025, during their Monitoring Visit, Ofsted stated that Logistics UK, ‘collaborate with apprentices and employers to make appropriate adjustments based on their specific needs
Apprentices with additional learning needs benefit from support plans and useful strategies which help them to make progress in line with that of their peers.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
About this employer
Shorts group are an industry leading, independent company offering a diverse range of products and services such as Waste Management, Plant and Tool Hire, Demolition Contracting and Agricultural Services.
We pride ourselves on offering a reliable and trusted solution for both businesses and consumers throughout Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and the surrounding counties. Our wealth of experience within the industry has only proved that you, our customers, are what drives our business forward each and every day.
After this apprenticeship
Excellent career progression opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015401.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 1 March 2026 at 11:59pm)