Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across Cumbria.
Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.
Forwarding vacancies across Cumbria come from chilled food distribution, defence and marine manufacturing, energy supply chains and Anglo-Scottish trunking operators. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
Businesses at sites such as the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and marine supply estates compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
Indicative permanent salaries in Workington run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
For Workington businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We cover businesses across the North West. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Workington:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Workington.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.