Transport Planner - Nights

Shift: Nights; 4 on 4 off; 6pm 6am OR Monday Friday; 6pm 4am

Salary: GBP35,000 - GBP40,000

Full-time, Permanent position

Enjoy consistent hours, paid annual leave, and the backing of an established company that values its employees.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Your position involves a combination of data entry and dealing with customers and drivers. You will also be planning/organising vehicle movements.
• Booking, planning and allocating jobs onto our client’s Transport Management System.
• Organising Driver’s paperwork for the day.
• Being a main point of contact for Drivers that report to the office, including sub-contractors.
• Reporting vehicle defects to the Transport Manager if brought to your attention.
• Other general transport duties as required.
• Providing feedback to management.
• Answering office phone calls.
• Ensuring vans are not taken home when Drivers are going on holiday.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Road knowledge is beneficial for this role.
• To be reliable and trustworthy so the Drivers know they can rely on the information given to them by you.
• Knowledge of fleet and vehicles to ensure that the correct vehicles are sent to specific jobs.
• Good communication skills.
• Polite/courteous.

Required Attitude and Personality:

• Must be reliable.
• Concise and careful worker adhering to CAA regulations.
• Reasonable IT skills (Outlook, familiar with using the internet).
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges and responsibilities.

Experience, Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Experience working in a logistics company previously.
• The role requires a clean CRC check (which will be carried out before employment).
• Ideally the candidate will have had previous training in Cargo Operative (non-screening) and Hazard Awareness; this training is also mandatory and will be completed before employment if the candidate does not already have this training.
• GDP Trained to handle Pharma bookings (can be undertaken prior to commencement of employment).

Benefits and Perks:

• Annual birthday bonus and discretionary company bonus.
• Employee of the Month recognition scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement up to 25 days plus bank holidays (based on length of service and shift pattern).
• Weekly fresh fruit basket.
• Access to their Employee Assistance Programme.
• Guaranteed weekly hours with paid breaks.
• Paid overtime opportunities, including ad-hoc hours.
• Flexible start and finish times to support work-life balance.
• Full uniform provided, including safety shoes.
• Comprehensive on-the-job training during induction.

About Our Client:

Our client is a CAA-regulated air-freight transport company with over 25 years of experience delivering secure and specialist freight across the UK. They operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing dependable, compliant services for customers within and around the air-freight industry. By joining the company, you'll have a secure, full-time position with consistent work, supportive management, and the stability that agency roles can't always offer.