Traffic Management/Cargo Specialist

M&E Global is a defence contractor undertaking services on complex military equipment and aircraft for UK and US contractors. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Traffic Management/Cargo Specialist to join our team.

The Role
Based in Fairford, UK you’ll get to work alongside our dedicated workforce on a UK Military base.

Prior Traffic Management/Cargo experience will be required, although additional training will be provided on site.

This role is a fantastic chance for you to further develop your skills as a Traffic Management/Cargo Specialist, working on a diverse range of military equipment in an exciting environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts the loading and unloading of trucks arriving and departing the site.
• Ensures documentation accompanying cargo is accounted for and distributed to Supply and Site Work Control.
• Accomplishes manifesting of cargo transported via trucks. Operates Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and special purpose vehicles.
• Inspects and accepts documentation (DD Form 1149/1348-1) for inbound/outbound cargo for completeness and accuracy.
• Processes and verifies Nomenclatures, Hazard Class, Quantity, and inspects inbound/outbound cargo offered for transportation.
• Properly classifies freight, selects commodity codes, selects most efficient mode of shipment, and controls obligations for government transportation funds.
• Inspects Hazardous Materials to ensure proper packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and certification in accordance with applicable Dangerous Goods Regulations (AFMAN24-604, 49 Code of Federal Regulation, International Maritime Dangerous Goods, etc.).
• Selects and initiates contact with local carriers to arrange cost efficient transportation of equipment for containers, classified, sensitive, hazardous, or out sized shipments. Verify sizes, weights, commodity description, freight classification, required delivery date, priority, and/or other special requirements.
• Utilizes automated computer systems and programs to process and document all freight (e.g. CMOS, GATES, JCM, IBS, etc.).
• Inspect, prepare, and process Shipping Containers IAW MIL-STD 3037
• Prepares all required shipping documents via Tracker Lite/CMOS, assigns Transportation Control Numbers, produces labels, issues truck manifest for general/hazardous cargo, Maintains Manifest logs, etc.
• Accurately inputs Transportation Accounting Codes, consignor and consignee codes and other essential transportation data into the Cargo Movement and Operations System (CMOS) and/or Global Acquisition and Transportation Execution System (GATES)

Deployment Package and Additional Benefits
Our recruitment team will be happy to discuss the deployment package and additional benefits in more detail. Here is a general outline*:

• Extremely competitive rates of pay.
• Working hours Monday to Friday.
• Progression and opportunities for promotion. 
• Holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
• Training given to enhance your skill set.

Do you know someone who would be suitable for this role? We offer a referral fee of £200 for anyone you refer to this contract that we hire. They must be a new referral, previously unknown to us and complete 12 weeks work on contract.

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* Please note, the deployment package varies from role to role and will depend on your current circumstances