Transport Planner

Path Recruitment; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Path Recruitment is seeking a dedicated Transport Planner to join a leading construction equipment supplier. The role offers a salary of up to £35k, with opportunities for work-from-home days post-probation. The ideal candidate will have experience in transport planning and logistics, ensuring efficient scheduling and route planning for various vehicles.

Benefits

Regular team events/nights out

Training & development with management courses available

Ongoing coaching and mapped progression paths

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning or logistics roles.
• Background in construction or the hire industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Schedule movements of plant hire equipment to high priority contracts.
• Manage & coordinate drivers while utilizing your fleet.
• Ensure adherence to drivers' hours and process reports.

Skills

Reactive planning

Route planning

Organizational skills

Job description

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Transport Planner role - Paying up to £35k you will work a set 8-5 shift - 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.

Duties of the Transport Planner will include:

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

To be successful in the role of Transport Planner, you will have previously worked in positions as a Transport Controller, Transport Router, Logistics Coordinator, Transport Clerk or Logistics Planner. Also if you have a background in construction, civils or the hire industry it would be an advantage.

Benefits of the Transport Planner role:

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!
Please note that all potential employment offers are subject to pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the Transport Planner role APPLY and reach out via 01933 667223 / leo.edwardspathrecruitment