Transport Planner

Class 1 Personnel; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Transport Planner to join a welcoming team in Biggleswade. You will be responsible for daily vehicle route planning, liaising with drivers, and ensuring compliance with driver regulations. The ideal candidate should have experience in a traffic office and a good understanding of compliance regulations. Salary is between £30,000 - £35,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 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 but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Daily vehicle route planning in line with customer requirements.
• Liaise with drivers and create paperwork.
• Support management of driver legal compliance and health and safety.

Skills

Vehicle route planning

Driver regulations compliance

Calm office management

Education

CPC qualification

Job description

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, 8am - 5pm. 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
• Create and issue paperwork to drivers
• Support the management of driver legal compliance, tachographs, driver's 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 Mot's within the required timescales

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 but not necessary

If you are interested in this Transport Planner position in the Biggleswade area, then please apply for further information