Transport Planner-4/4off NIGHTS

Owens Group; Wrexham; A distancia; GBP 31.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Night shifts

Permanent role

Descripción de la vacante

Owens Group in Wrexham is seeking a Transport Planner to join a fast-developing multisite operation. You will be responsible for timely traffic planning of routes and scheduling deliveries to ensure a first-class service at cost-effective levels.

You will plan ahead, liaise with customers and depots, monitor compliance and SAFED, and maintain Stirling and Excel records. The role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to work unsupervised, and experience in traffic management.

Formación

• Experience at a similar level.
• CPC holder desirable (National) but not essential.
• Job-specific qualification preferred.
• Traffic Management experience.

Responsabilidades

• Plan routes and schedule deliveries to ensure timely customer service.
• Liaise with depots, drivers and customers to resolve problems.
• Monitor compliance and SAFED initiatives.
• Maintain Stirling and Excel spreadsheets.

Conocimientos

Route planning

Data analysis

Excel

Communication skills

Educación

CPC holder (National) desirable

Herramientas

Stirling

VOSA Compliance

Descripción del empleo

Owens Group is a fast developing, multisite organisation, with a large diverse customer base, making this an exciting opportunity.
As a result, Owens Group is looking to recruit a Transport Planner.
Shifts available:
4 on 4 off Nights - 6pm to 6am
Salary : £34,000.00
To take responsibility for the timely traffic planning of routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure that the customer receives a first class service in a cost effective way.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Carry out tasks largely unsupervised to cost and quality standards
• Plan ahead - tasks and resources. Liaise with internal/external customers to resolve problems.
• Collect, analyse and distribute information/data.
• Provide professional/specialist advice both internally and externally.
• Developing relationships with external customer.
• Specify and ensure levels of support service are in place.
• Prioritise and co-ordinate workloads
• Completion of tasks to time and quality standards
• No customer complaints Working to budgets
• Successful working partnerships with customers, internal and external
• Delivering the right advice in a timely manner Achieving respect of others about your competence.
• Practising safe working procedures.
• Specific Key Accountabilities
• Working with customers/suppliers/drivers and other traffic desks, planning routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure the smooth running of the operation
• Prioritising workload, route planning driver brief and de-brief
• Liaise with other depots within the Company
• Driver communication and monitoring
• Strong organisational skills for planning schedules, journeys and loads
• Proactively work to reduce late deliveries and missed time slots
• Ability to work flexibly and to make decisions quickly
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels
• Maintain computerised system Stirling. Have the skills to use excel spread sheet
• A good understanding of transport regulations currently in force
• Good geographical knowledge
• Booking driver agency staff depending on workload
• Must monitor Compliance and work with drivers and Compliance to eliminate infringements
• Must ensure that all drivers are aware of SAFED, and be actively involved in improving SAFED achievements to goals
• Must be an integral part of, and is responsible for employee health and safety
• Ensure that vehicles and trailers are available in a timely manner to adhere to Compliance and inspection requirements
• Provide general support appropriate to the management when require

Experience of working at a similar level.
CPC holder desirable (National) but not essential
Job specific qualification preferred
Specific Experience
Traffic Management
Dealing with VOSA Compliance
Problem solving/logical thinking
Working unsupervised, continually managing time and prioritising work to meet tight deadlines.

Specific Skills
Computer skills, Stirling (desirable), Excel
Good communication skills, interaction at all levels internal and external.
Geographical knowledge
Team player with a flexible ‘Can Do’ attitude

Details

Location: Wrexham

Type: Permanent

Pay: £34,000.00 per annum