Transport Planner: Optimize Routes & Driver Hours

Culinagroup1; Widnes; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - benefits

Wellbeing Support

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Job summary

Culinagroup1 in the United Kingdom is hiring a Transport Planner to optimize resource deployment and ensure compliance with WTD and EU Driver regulations. The role involves coordinating trailers, fleet and drivers, updating times in Truckcom, and maintaining clear day/night shift handovers.

The ideal candidate has transport planning experience, knowledge of WTD and EU Hours, plus proficiency in Truckcom, GTS, Excel and Outlook.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge in Truckcom and GTS applications.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Understanding of WTD and EU Drivers Hours regulations.
• Experience in a transport planning environment.

Responsibilities

• Escalation of late runners to customer services.
• Input trailer numbers, fleet numbers and drivers' names against work.
• Input of Arrival & departure times in Truckcom System against deliveries.
• Monitor time lapse and reports by time, focusing on unproductive time and excessive breaks.
• Check resource availability for the shifts ahead vs workloads.
• Confirm driver start times for next day before 16:00 hours.
• Monitor and report WTD issues/ concerns to Operations team.
• Monitor terminal lifting and restitution times.
• Ensure VBS bookings are made before vehicles arrive at Ports.
• Maintain ongoing verbal communication with the driving team and Truckcom.
• Ensure clear daily communication between day and night shifts, using night shift handover documents.
• Manage drivers hours with respect to customer requirements and volume demand.
• Understand and achieve targets regarding utilisation, loaded, empty legs and profitability.
• Communicate from Team Supervisors via conference calls (Managing traffic flows).
• Trailer type utilisation.
• Monitor TLC customers.
• Assist at drivers/debrief counter including external drivers calling in.
• Allocate containers to customer loads.
• Review allocated customers in RP to ensure timely work and correct equipment.
• Communicate with ESL Customer Services and Drivers to meet customer KPIs.
• Complete and report Benefits and Concerns weekly.
• Daily sign off of own and agency hours for the previous day.
• Manage driver hours vs Working Time Directive and compliance.

Skills

Transport planning experience

WTD knowledge

EU Drivers Hours knowledge

Tools

Truckcom

GTS

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Culinagroup1 in the United Kingdom is hiring a Transport Planner to optimize resource deployment and ensure compliance with WTD and EU Driver regulations. The role involves coordinating trailers, fleet and drivers, updating times in Truckcom, and maintaining clear day/night shift handovers.

The ideal candidate has transport planning experience, knowledge of WTD and EU Hours, plus proficiency in Truckcom, GTS, Excel and Outlook.