Sea Freight Forwarding Operator

Company: Freight Personnel
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

Our client is a leading independent Freight Forwarder now looking for a Sea Freight Operator to join their growing team in Manchester to operate and manage the sea freight exports service

Key responsibilities include quoting, handling sea freight exports documentation, liaising with shipping lines, issuing instructions to agents, customs entries, customer service. Managing the process from start to finish

We are looking for candidates with:

A customer focused driven mindset

A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in Sea freight forwarding movements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

A proactive approach to problem solving

The role offers:

Basic salary of 30,000-40,000 dependent upon experience and skills

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare scheme

Pension scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

24 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays

(additional 2 days after 5 years’ service and a further 2 days after 10 years, capped at 28 days)

37.5 hours per week

Posted: August 6th, 2026