Transport Planner

Path Recruitment Ltd; Bolsover; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is looking for a Transport Planner to manage and coordinate logistics for construction equipment. The ideal candidate has experience in reactive planning and will be involved in scheduling and route planning while ensuring regulations are followed. Benefits include team events, training opportunities, and a hybrid work scheme post-probation.

Benefits

Regular team events

Training & development

Ongoing coaching

Healthcare cover

Hybrid working scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of reactive planning and same day planning.
• Previously worked as Transport Controller, Transport Router, or Logistics Coordinator.
• Background in construction, civils, or hire industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule movements of plant hire equipment for high-priority contracts.
• Manage and coordinate drivers while utilizing the fleet.
• Ensure driver hours and regulations are adhered to.

Skills

Reactive planning

Route planning

Driver management

Job description

Overview

Transport Planner role - paying up to £35k. You will work 4 on 4 off (4am - 4pm). Post probation you will be able to work from home a couple of days a week. This Transport Planner role is commutable from Clowne, Maltby, Worksop & North Anston areas.

As the Transport Planner you will require experience of reactive planning / next day or often same day planning. You will be planning routes for all categories of vehicles from Class 1 lorries to flat beds across multiple contracts for construction based customers. You will be working for a Blue Chip supplier of a complete range of construction equipment across the region who are looking for an organised lead planner to join their professional team. You will liaise daily with sub-contractors, third party transport firms and agencies to secure additional drivers to fulfil bookings.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling movements of various plant hire equipment to high priority contracts
• Manage & coordinate all available drivers while utilising your fleet. This will include lorries, hiabs, trailers and the shunters.
• Route planning whilst ensuring drivers hours and WTD are adhered to Tachograph, smart analysis and Telematics reports to be processed and any issues or trends fed back to line managers
• Liaise daily with sub-contractors, third party transport firms and agencies to secure additional drivers to fulfil bookings

Requirements

• Experience of reactive planning / next day or same day planning
• Previously worked in roles such as Transport Controller, Transport Router, Logistics Coordinator, Transport Clerk or Logistics Planner
• Background in construction, civils or the hire industry would be an advantage

Benefits

• Regular team events/nights out
• Training & development with management courses available
• Ongoing coaching and mapped out progression paths. Our client loves to promote from within!
• Healthcare cover
• Hybrid working scheme (after probation)

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