Import Entry Clerk – Aerospace & Defence

✈️ Import Entry & Customer Service Clerk – Aerospace & Defence

📍 Location: Colnbrook | 🚗 Driving essential
🕒 Hours: Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:30 (1-hour lunch)
💷 Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
📅 Type: Permanent | Trainee or Experienced Candidates Welcome

Are you looking to build a career in freight forwarding and international logistics? Or perhaps you're already experienced and ready for your next step? Join our clients team and support vital aerospace and defence supply chains!

🧾 The Role:

You'll play a key part in the import operations team, handling customer enquiries, customs clearance, and transport arrangements. Duties include:

• Answering phones and liaising directly with customers
• Planning import routings & arranging airline collections/deliveries
• Creating import customs entries (ASM/Gems/Sequoia)
• Preparing import-rated airwaybills
• Checking correct use of CPCs and licences
• Preparing quotations and occasional invoicing
• Tariff classification and import licence checks

🛠 Skills & Experience:

• Strong communication skills
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
• Customs entry and classification experience (preferred)
• Ability to apply judgement and experience to solve issues
• ASM/GEMS/Sequoia system experience (beneficial, not essential)

🌟 What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 5 weeks holiday (rising to 6 with service)
• Paid overtime and occasional weekend work
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Private healthcare after probation
• Training and career development in a specialist field

🚗 Please note: Due to our clients Colnbrook location and the need for occasional out-of-hours work, applicants must drive and have access to a car.

If you are interested in applying, please either click apply now or alternatively email your CV to dylan.mcfaulds@pertemps.co.uk . If you would like to find out more information first, please give me a call on 01753 687876