Job Title: Transport Planner
Location: Sowerby Bridge
Salary: Up to £32,552
Working hours: Monday to Friday 4am to 11.30am / 12.00pm
Our client is currently looking for an experienced Transport
Planner to join the team as the business continues to expand. An
excellent opportunity for someone who wants to work in a business
that has still retained that family feel.
The transport planner role reports into the General Manager
covering either the early or late shift. The role is primarily
responsible for planning, in a timely manner delivery and
collection requirements ensuring the team meet the required
service and cost needs for both Network and self-delivered
freight. Through thorough and effective communication and forward
planning they ensure a seamless operation.
Responsibilities include;
* Management of the transport planning of up to 20 HGV & LGV
Vehicles - a mixture of artic, curtain-sider and vans
* Use tracking tool to plan, monitor and manage drivers workloads
ensuring customer and depot partner requirements (timescales and
service levels) are met – communicating with depots, customers
and colleagues on any issues.
* Pre-brief and de-brief drivers on their daily runs throughout
the day
* Identify route / load requirements and risk mitigations for all
work undertaken
* Competently and safely load and unload drivers (or oversee
this) using an FLT for relevant runs and deliveries and /or
collections, ensuring journeys start on time.
* Provide shunting support in the yard where appropriate to aid
loading and utilisation of space.
* Carry out dally warehouse scans and all labelling activity
ensuring freight is managed appropriately and all anomalies are
dealt with and/or escalated
* Ensure warehouse and yard is kept tidy and well maintained
* Record collection/delivery status and discrepancies in systems
and escalate or resolve making revenue requests where appropriate
* Provide any information or reports daily as required for
example; consignments for watch-list customers to the Network,
missed collections or held freight to colleagues
* Input and share accurate information and paperwork with
drivers, colleagues, customers and agency partners to enable
effective operations.
* Ensure ful...
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