Auto Gate Controller

at  Peel Ports

Date: 15 Apr 2024
Location: Liverpool, GB, L21 1LA
Liverpool, GB, L21 1LA
Company: Peel Ports

VACANCY - AUTO GATE CONTROLLER

Are you excited to start your career in maritime and logistics and seeking more than the normal 9 to 5 office job? Would you welcome the opportunity to play a key role in the efficient operation of our port?
Due to a recent internal promotion, we are appointing a new Autogate Controller to our team at the Container Terminal at the Port of Liverpool.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 25 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• This role requires shift working and a shift allowance is included as part of your basic pay
• Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!

YOUR ROLE

As part of the Customer Services Department, you will be the main point of contact for hauliers and drivers at the Port of Liverpool, managing the effective flow of trucks that enter the terminal, to be served exchanging containers and to leave safely and promptly.
In this role you will work from our state-of-the-art Gate system, handling different traffic volumes and co-ordinating traffic management from the road into the port. You will ensure the efficient reporting of faults, supporting engineers and our IT team to resolve these.
You will follow a structured training programme providing all of the development you require to be effective in this role and for your ongoing career progression. You will work a weekly shift pattern working on rotating teams.