Pallet Network Transport Planner

ZipRecruiter; Telford; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrall’s Group is seeking an experienced Pallet Network Transport Planner to join their Telford team. The role involves organising deliveries, managing schedules, and ensuring high service levels. Candidates should ideally have a forklift licence and logistics experience. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Great team ethic

Competitive Basic Salary

Full Uniform

Pension

Career progression

Paid holiday entitlement

Wellbeing Programme Perk Pal

Employee Assistance Line

Company events

Store discount

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning and logistics.
• Forklift licence and warehouse experience would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Organising the movement of consignments and ensuring on-time deliveries.
• Monitoring delivery runs and communicating with customers about any delays.
• Managing transport schedules and ensuring operational compliance.

Skills

Communication

Customer Focus

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Job description

Job Description

Company Description

Farrall’s Group started life back in 1956 and we are a third- family-owned business operating a logistics network. We are proud of our heritage, culture, and values. We take immense pride in providing a professional, secure, and friendly environment whereby we place our clients and employees at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in providing the highest of standards through the solutions we offer. Covering a wide spectrum of services, we ensure through meticulous attention to detail we deliver on our promise. Should you be successful you will become part of a family run business with family values at the core of our business.

Role Description

Due to continued growth here at Farrall’s Group, we are delighted to be recruiting for an experienced Pallet Network Transport Planner to join our team of planners based in Telford, reporting directly to the PalletForce Manager.

The Pallet Network Transport Planner will be responsible for organising the movement of consignments, ensuring timed deliveries throughout our postcode area are met thus providing an excellent service to our customers.Shift pattern would be early shifts 06:00-15:00 and late shifts 10:00-19:00

Forklift licence and warehouse experience would be an advantage

Key responsibilities will include:

• Monitor all delivery runs, ensure that drivers are making deliveries on time and communicate with customers regarding any delays
• Managing and updating transport schedules and diary
• Liaise with the wider team at the depot to ensure that operational requirements are met
• Ensuring compliance of Standard Operational Procedures (SOP’s) and ensuring the department continuously achieves a high level of customer focus & service
• Answering questions from customers
• Ensure that drivers abide with all regulations, i.e. tachographs, defects, etc.
• Liaison with workshop to support maintenance schedule
• To cover for other areas as required
• To follow all Health and Safety requirements and to adhere to all Company’s procedures and policies
• To enter data from customers onto IT systems
• To work flexible hours to suit the demands and needs of the business and cover for holidays / sickness.
• Booking in deliveries and collections
• Ensuring that all drivers have all the necessary paperwork and information to carry out their duties
• Keep up to date with legislation

At Farrall’s we offer a competitive package of up to £30,235.69per annum.

In return we offer- Great team ethic - Competitive Basic Salary – Full Uniform - Pension - Career progression - Paid holiday entitlement - Wellbeing Programme Perk Pal, Employee Assistance Line And more!!!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,235.69 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Store discount