Container Operations Manager
Job Description & Overview
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Job title: Container Operations Manager</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: Up to £43,000 DOE</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Stowmarket</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are recruiting for an established logistics and freight business that is looking for an experienced Container Operations Manager to take responsibility for its container operation.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Role - Container Operations Manager</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Run the day-to-day FCL / container operation</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Manage container movements from collection through to delivery</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Plan and coordinate vehicles, drivers and jobs</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Liaise with ports, depots, hauliers and customers</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Deal with any operational issues as they arise</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Monitor costs and keep the operation running efficiently</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Use TOPS to manage container movements</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Help improve processes and the way the operation runs</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Take responsibility for the overall performance of the FCL operation</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Provide support outside normal hours when required</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What We're Looking For - Container Operations Manager</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Previous experience in container haulage</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience managing or coordinating container movements</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Good knowledge of TOPS</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Confident dealing with customers, hauliers, ports and depots</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Able to take ownership and make decisions</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Organised and commercially minded</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Someone who can manage the operation independently</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Additional Opportunity - Container Operations Manager</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">The business is open to discussing a profit share for someone who can bring existing customers or new business</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Package</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">£43,000, depending on experience</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">20 days holiday + bank holidays</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to this application</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 07 Oct 2026
- Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Category: Distribution
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