Packaging & Logistics Specialist Full Time NEW

• Job Type: Contract
• Work period: Full-Time
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Leatherhead, United Kingdom
• Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

Elevate Your Career in Packaging & Logistics Specialist

Join our dynamic team as a Packaging & Logistics Specialist in the oil and gas industry! This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in logistics, transport, and packaging while ensuring compliance and excellence in the delivery of critical equipment and materials. Work predominantly from our Leatherhead office and play a pivotal role in overseeing the safe and compliant transportation of goods from suppliers to final delivery locations.

Role Overview

• Specification Ownership & Governance: Act as the single point of accountability for the interpretation, implementation, and assurance of project packing specifications.
• Technical Review, Clarification & Approval: Review and approve supplier packing proposals, ensuring suitability for transport modes and compliance with lifting and handling requirements.
• Supplier Engagement & Inspection: Conduct supplier visits and shopfloor inspections to verify packing standards and enforce compliance.
• Logistics & Technical Assurance: Provide subject matter expertise on packing of large mechanical and electrical equipment and ensure appropriate packaging category selection.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Liaise closely with logistics teams, procurement, and engineering to embed requirements into supplier agreements.
• Compliance, Risk & Documentation: Ensure full compliance with export controls, hazardous materials regulations, and oversee despatch documentation.

Skills & Qualifications

• Logistics Expertise: Extensive experience in logistics, packing, and transportation within the oil & gas or heavy engineering sector.
• Packing Knowledge: Proven expertise in packing heavy, complex, and high-value equipment.
• International Shipping: Strong knowledge of customs compliance frameworks and international shipping.
• Multimodal Transportation: Familiarity with multimodal transportation and abnormal load handling.
• Preservation Techniques: Understanding of preservation, corrosion protection, and long-term storage requirements.
• Inspection Experience: Experience conducting supplier inspections and audits.

Education & Experience

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications in logistics or supply chain management are advantageous.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in logistics or packaging roles within the oil & gas sector.

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
• 12-month contract with potential for extension.

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