Transport Planner - Containers

ARC Group Worldwide; Onehouse; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension and life assurance

Health & wellbeing support

Birthday off after probation

Increasing holiday allowance with long

Job summary

ARC Group Worldwide is seeking a Transport Planner to join a busy logistics operation in the UK. Youll be at the center of the action, coordinating container movements, vehicle schedules, and driver liaison to keep services flowing and customers satisfied.

The role demands understanding container haulage, swift decision-making, and strong communication within a close-knit operations team. Prior TOPS planning experience is a plus as the work intensity rises.

Qualifications

• Understand container haulage and UK port operations.
• Be confident making decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate well with both drivers and customers.
• Enjoy working as part of a close-knit operations team.
• Be organised, adaptable, and able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Experience with TOPS or similar planning systems would be useful.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating container movements in and out of the ports.
• Managing vehicle schedules and keeping operations running efficiently.
• Working closely with drivers throughout the day.
• Handling live operational changes and finding quick solutions.
• Booking port slots and monitoring movement timings.
• Keeping service levels high while balancing commercial performance.

Skills

Container haulage knowledge

Decision making

Communication with drivers and clients

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

TOPS planning experience

Tools

TOPS

Job description

You ll be joining a team that values people who can think ahead, stay calm when plans change, and build strong working relationships across the business. What the day-to-day looks like:

Responsibilities

• Coordinating container movements in and out of the ports
• Managing vehicle schedules and keeping operations running efficiently
• Working closely with drivers throughout the day
• Handling live operational changes and finding quick solutions
• Booking port slots and monitoring movement timings
• Keeping service levels high while balancing commercial performance

What they re looking for: You might already be working as a Transport Planner, Container Planner, Traffic Operator, or within a busy haulage operation and now looking for a business where you can really establish yourself long term.

If you know container transport, enjoy the buzz of a busy operation, and like being the person who keeps everything moving this could be the role for you. We re recruiting for a growing logistics business looking to add another experienced planner to their operations team. This isn t a role where you ll just sit updating spreadsheets all day you ll be right at the centre of the operation, making decisions, solving problems, and keeping drivers and customers happy in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Understand container haulage and UK port operations
• Be confident making decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Communicate well with both drivers and customers
• Enjoy working as part of a close-knit operations team
• Be organised, adaptable, and able to juggle multiple priorities

Experience with TOPS or similar planning systems would be useful, but industry knowledge and the right attitude are just as important.

Why apply?

• Stable, permanent opportunity with a well-established business
• Supportive team environment
• Competitive salary package
• Increasing holiday allowance with service
• Birthday off after probation
• Pension and life assurance
• Health & wellbeing support
• On-site parking

We are committed to equal opportunities and comply with the Equality Act 2010 and all relevant data protection laws, including UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.