Transport Operations Apprentice
DEN HARTOGH DRY BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
Hull (HU3 4AE)
Closes in 9 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 November 2025
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, solving problems and keeping things organised. You’ll gain hands-on experience across all areas of transport operations from planning routes and tracking deliveries to supporting drivers and analysing performance data, whilst developing skills in intermodal processes.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 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, 8.30am - 5.00pm with one hour for lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- 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
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the transport and planning teams
- Maintain accurate information in transport management systems (TMS) and databases
- Prepare, update, and check delivery schedules, driver paperwork, and transport documentation
- Communicate with drivers, suppliers, and internal teams to share updates to resolve queries
- Assist with analysing performance data and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
- Help monitor live transport activity and support planners with scheduling and route planning
- Gain an understanding of UK Export Intermodal operations and the end-to-end shipment process, managing rail and shipment movements efficiently, on time, and in a cost-effective manner
Where you'll work
4 Beacon Way
Hull
HU3 4AE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRS TRAINING 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
Traffic Operator Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Training will take place at work
- While learning on the job, you’ll complete a Transport Operations Apprenticeship qualification, giving you the perfect foundation for a future career in logistics
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Able to manage multiple tasks
- Positive attitude
- Eager to learn new skills
About this employer
Royal Den Hartogh Logistics is a leading logistics service provider for the chemical, gas, polymer, and food industries. Founded in 1920 in the Netherlands, our family-owned company strongly focuses on safety and sustainability. Together with our customers and suppliers, we develop smart logistics solutions that contribute to a more efficient supply chain. We operate worldwide with 54 locations in 27 countries. Our team consists of over 2,600 employees, and we manage a modern fleet of 25,000 tank containers, 5,000 dry bulk containers and trailers, 575 tank trailers, and nearly 900 trucks.
http://www.denhartogh.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
25 days holiday, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, Help@hand scheme, Benefit Hub (retail discounts) and many other benefits.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunities to develop a career in transport planning or logistics management
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DEN HARTOGH DRY BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
Sarah Langridge
slangridge@denhartogh.com
01482 595702
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000000.
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Closes in 9 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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