Shipping Officer

Job Description

‘Recruiting for your future success’

Our client is has been supplying Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) spare parts to heavy industrial plants worldwide since 1981. With a strong supplier base across Europe and North America, the company serves clients throughout Asia, Africa, Australasia, and South America. An opportunity has arisen for a Shipping Officer to join their UK warehouse team. This role is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail and an interest in logistics, looking to work within a small, collaborative team.

Job Duties

The main purpose of this role is to ensure the efficient and accurate coordination of all outbound shipments from the UK warehouse, supporting global logistics operations across air, sea, and courier channels. Acting as a key point of contact between clients, freight forwarders, and internal teams, the Shipping Officer plays a vital role in maintaining documentation standards, meeting dispatch deadlines, and contributing to the smooth running of the wider supply chain.

Duties (include but are not limited to):

Liaising with clients and their freight forwarders
Arranging collections and dispatches via air, sea, and courier
Ensuring all company and client documentation is accurate and compliant
Providing shipping support to Sales Engineers and the Warehouse team

Benefits

Company Description

Applicant Specification

Strong attention to detail and a proactive work ethic
Basic IT literacy (Word, Outlook etc.)
Previous experience in logistics or shipping is advantageous
Willingness to learn and take on training
Clear communication skills and ability to work well within a team

Contacts

PLEASE NOTE WE RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PER VACANCY AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT RESPOND TO ALL APPLICANTS. THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN A MONTH FROM APPLICATION DATE, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

If you have been successful, we will contact you by the phone and begin taking you through our step by step recruitment process, doing our upmost to ensure the role is right for you, ascertaining your suitability in the process. This process will all be explained on initial contact.

If you are interested in the role and have further questions, please don’t hesitate to call us on 01206 984042 to speak to one of our team members confidentially.

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Posted on: October 8, 2025

Your Recruiter

Sam Felgate

Senior Recruitment Consultant

sam@lighthousepersonnel.co.uk

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