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Alfa Staff - Transport Planner - Days
Alfa staff have an opportunity for a Transport Planner to join their client in Magor. The Transport Planner needs to be experienced as they will need to navigate various systems.
Hours of work: 4 on 4 off. 6.00 till 18.00
The position involves:
路 Assist the Transport Manager to manage and motivate the transport team to ensure that staff and assets are used effectively to attain maximum performance in terms of commercial contract efficiency, profit, and client service levels.
路 Provide leadership of day-to-day transport issues, including dispatch debrief and work in progress.
路 You will also be required to work closely with our customer to ensure the smooth running of the operation.
路 Managing and de-briefing drivers.
路 Maximise the use of resources within the operation by utilising assets to the full and planning.
路 Provide regular reports to the Transport Manager on customer related and other relevant matters, making recommendations where relevant.
路 Monitoring and auditing Health and Safety.
路 Answering all queries via email, phone, and face to face.
路 Assisting in production of KPI鈥檚 and daily statistics.
路 Assist with compliance planning in line with company procedure.
路 Direct assistance and support for breakdowns.
路 Promoting and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and offering support and assistance in your role as a team member.
Essential Skills required:
路 Experience of working in a similar role is vital and you should have a good working knowledge of traffic management systems.
路 Ability to communicate at all levels.
路 Strong geographical knowledge of the UK.
路 Excellent organisational skills and prioritising workload.
路 Attention to detail.
路 Working to deadlines.
路 Solution driven and Flexible approach to your work.
路 Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
路 MS packages to include, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Benefits
Excellent holiday allowance and company benefits.
路 Pension
