Transport Planner

To meet customers’ requirements for the safe and efficient transport of their cargo effectively and in accordance with company operational procedures and statutory requirements including Health & Safety to the satisfaction of clients and a return for the company.

• Communicate effectively in a professional manner with own department customers to ensure their traffic requirements are fulfilled in line with their booked instructions.

• Route and plan multi drop deliveries – Pall-Ex deliveries & collection

• Route and plan HGV vehicles (18t / artic) – Irish Collections & Deliveries

• Schedule and plan daily Dublin & Belfast export trailers (own equipment & contractors)

• Arrange with approved hauliers for transport of cargo, confirm availability of equipment and agree prices where no tariff exists, to maximise cost effectiveness

• Liaise with Courier / Haulage Exchange to ensure 3rd party jobs covered and delivered

• Maintain awareness of and follow transport regulations, where relevant to confirm to all statutory requirements

• Communicate with all suppliers and stakeholders in the delivery process.

• Ensure legislative compliance in all areas.

• Prepare correct documentation to the Warehouse/Haulage department for loading/off loading cargo to vehicles, in a timely manner ensuring all hazardous requirements are met.

• Perform and correctly implement General Administration, e.g. costing, agreeing charge rates with contractors, queries in accordance with the companies’ requirements.

• Communicate efficiently and effectively (via use of IT systems, email, telephone,) with internal and external customers, suppliers and other offices as required by operational procedures.

• Communicate with and pursue customers who have not made recent bookings.

Hours – Monday – Friday 12:30 – 21:00, rota’d Saturdays 06:00-10:00 (paid as overtime)

Proactive Personnel are currently recruiting for a Transport Planner on late shifts (12:30 – 09:00, 06:00-10:00 on rota’d Saturdays paid as overtime) for a successful growing transport and logistics company at their site in Trafford Park. This is a new position due to growth and the ideal candidate will have experience working in a similar position., * Do you have experience working in a similar position?

• are you happy to work on the late shift full time plus occasional Saturday morning (paid as OT)

• Company events

• Company pension

• Employee discount

• Free parking

• Health & wellbeing programme

• Life insurance

• On-site parking, Salary up to £32,000pa

30 days holiday including BH

Health care cash plan

Pension

Work events

Open, inclusive, friendly work environment

If you are interested in this position please apply, or call Antony at Proactive Personnel Manchester

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events

• Company pension

• Employee discount

• Free parking

• Health & wellbeing programme

• Life insurance

• On-site parking

• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

• Overtime