Air Freight Forwarder

Description

Air Freight Forwarder (Weekends)

Location: Derby

Shift pattern: Friday to Sunday 8:00pm – 8:00am

Contract: Permanent

Salary up to 37,000

I'm recruiting for an experienced Weekend Nights Air Freight Forwarder to support time–critical AOG and air freight logistics operations.

This role is ideal for a proven night–shift operator who is confident managing urgent air and road freight movements independently, making real–time decisions, and delivering under pressure.

What you'll be doing

Managing AOG, Aerospace & Defence, and Automotive shipments via Air and Road

Producing accurate quotations for time–critical movements via phone, email, and customer platforms

Proactively monitoring live shipments and providing regular customer updates

Coordinating with airlines, hauliers, partners, and internal teams to ensure on–time delivery

Managing bookings, documentation, and all operational activity (start to finish) within a TMS, escalating issues where required

Essential experience (applications without these will not be considered)

Proven AOG operational experience

Valid IATA Dangerous Goods (DG) Certificate

MAYB experience

Strong Air Export operations background

Experience handling Imports, Exports, and Cross–Trade shipments

What's on offer

Permanent weekend nights role based in Derby

Up to 37,000

International shipment exposure

Supportive, experienced operations team

Hybrid working available following successful completion of training

If you're an experienced AOG / time–critical logistics operator looking for a Friday–Sunday night shift role in Derby, this opportunity offers autonomy, responsibility, and genuine operational impact.

WR Logistics are the recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit in the UK & USA for permanent jobs.

WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Ad ID: 5417859134