Apprentice Ocean Freight Forwarding Administrator
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Company: BURHILL LOGISTICS LTD
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Location: SUFFOLK, IP11 4HF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £17,000.00 per year
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Sector: Transport and logistics
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Ref: NAS-2000032908
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Application Deadline Date: 12/06/2026
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Start Date: 18/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday between 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Brief Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an Ocean Freight Forwarding Administration Apprentice to join us at Burhill Logistics. This will be a varied role to support different areas of a logistics company, giving you a chance to develop your skills and make a positive impact.
Training to be Provided
Level 3 International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship standard - Ocean Freight Pathway:
- On the job training delivered by the employer
- Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement the apprenticeships English and mathematics minimum requirement is Entry Level 3
- Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out regular training
- Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop
- Identify, track and support 20% off the job training activities
- Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning achievements and next steps
Future Prospects
Upon successfully completing the apprenticeship, we envisage they will become a permanent team member with progression routes in time through to supervising roles.
Vacancy Detail
Reporting directly to the Commercial Manger and working alongside the Commercial Administrator.
- Assisting with the inputting of shipments onto The Shipping Centre
- Documenting original documents when received via post or courier and scanning them into the relevant dossiers
- Lodging Original Bills of Lading with shipping lines, requesting receipts where possible
- Updating ETA of upcoming shipments
- Managing the docs email inbox, to include replying and acknowledging emails from customers, agents
- Replying to internal queries
- Answering the telephone
Other Information
This role is a full-time office-based role involving lots of computer use.