Transport Planner

Our client is seeking a Transport Planner to join their busy, welcoming, and growing team on a permanent basis. Hours of work will be Monday - Friday, 7am - 4pm. Salary is between £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience.

Working as the Transport Planner you will join the Transport Planning team in undertaking all tasks to meet both customer and business expectations.

Duties:

• Daily vehicle route planning in line with customer requirements

• Liaise with drivers
• Creatr and issue paperwork to drivers
• Support the management of driver legal compliance, tachographs, drivers' hours, health and safety, accident reporting etc.
• Complete the daily staff attendance rotas and planning relief cover where required
• Raise all subcontractor requests for any fleet work undertaken with the relevant costing and agree authorisation when required
• Making equipment available for scheduled inspections, repairs, and MOTs within the required timescales
• Cover as and when required for other staff to ensure all tasks are undertaken and completed appropriately
• Work with the customer daily to ensure changes to activities are implemented and agreed upon

Benefits:

• £30,000 - £35,000
• Employee assistance programme
• Death in service
• Pension
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Experience of working in a busy traffic office in a calm and effective manner
• Good understanding of driver regulations and compliance regulations
• CPC qualification would be advantageous
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment and adhering to strict delivery performance criteria set by the customer
• Flexibility around working hours, holiday cover & overtime requirements, including very occasional weekends

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. If you would like to be considered for similar and future positions, or for a complete listing of all our current vacancies, please visit our website.