Transport Planner

Loom Talent; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Loom Talent is recruiting a Transport Planner in the Preston area for a long-established Lancashire food business. This on-site role supports a UK-wide planning operation, coordinating inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.

You will build and adjust the daily transport plan, solve problems live as drivers’ hours change, and liaise with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.

Qualifications

• Proven transport planning experience.
• Food or temperature-controlled planning experience is an advantage.
• Confident use of planning software and vehicle tracking tools.
• Knowledge of drivers' hours rules and the Working Time Directive.
• Able to work in a lively, collaborative office.
• Resident within a reasonable commute of Preston (approx. 40 mins).

Responsibilities

• Build and adjust the daily transport plan, covering inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.
• Solve live problems as the day unfolds and re-plan as needed.
• Liaise with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.
• Use planning and vehicle tracking systems to keep the plan accurate and compliant with drivers' hours.

Skills

Transport planning

Planning software

Driver hours knowledge

Team player

Commute proximity

Tools

Vehicle tracking systems

Job description

Job Title: Transport Planner

Location: Preston area, Lancashire (on-site)

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 DOE + Benefits

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Tuesday to Saturday

Loom Talent is recruiting a Transport Planner on behalf of a long-established, privately owned food business in Lancashire. It supplies major UK retailers alongside a wider mix of trade and third-party customers.

You’ll join a close-knit, open-plan transport office, working alongside fellow planners and the driver desk on a shared, UK-wide plan from Scotland to the south coast. It’s a busy, varied role and you’ll handle problem solving as much as plan building.

What you'll be doing:

• Building and adjusting the daily transport plan as part of the planning team, covering inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.
• Solving problems live as the day unfolds, re-planning when drivers run out of hours, jobs change or issues come up on the road
• Liaising with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.
• Using planning and vehicle tracking systems to keep the plan accurate and up to date, in line with drivers' hours and WTD rules.

What we're looking for:

• Proven transport planning experience. This is essential, and food or temperature-controlled experience is a real advantage.
• Confident use of planning software and vehicle tracking tools.
• Good working knowledge of drivers' hours rules and the Working Time Directive.
• A team player who enjoys a lively, collaborative office and stays calm when the plan changes.
• Living within a reasonable commute of the Preston area, ideally around 40 minutes.

Why apply:

• A stable, growing business with a strong reputation in its sector.
• Genuine internal progression, with several team members recently promoted from within.
• Varied, UK-wide planning work across own-account and third-party customers.
• Company pension, life insurance and free on-site parking.
• Permanent position, with an immediate need for the right candidate.