Just Recruitment is delighted to be supporting, a transport and logistics business, based on the outskirts of Colchester - they are looking to add a Transport Planner to their existing team. The successful Transport Planner will come from a planning background within the general haulage or pallet network industries.The successful Transport Planner will have previous experience managing a fleet of Rigid / artic vehicles.Duties include:*Routing of vehicles and covering deliveries across UK.*Previous experience transport planning in a busy transport office*Providing good communication with our Traffic office teams and Drivers to ensure customer KPI's and targets are achieved and maintained.*Use in-house planning tools and systems to manage workload and monitor efficiency*Ensuring internal tracking systems are kept organised and updated*Controlling and planning of resource (vehicles, drivers, trailers); ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to (Working Time Directive and EU Drivers' Hours regulations)*Plan Rigid & artic work for following day*Warehouse checks*CPC Holder an advantage, but not essentialPlease note due to location you will need to drive
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Just Recruitment Group Ltd
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 9 days
Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- Just Recruitment is supporting a transport and logistics business near Colchester in their search for a Transport Planner.
- The ideal candidate will have a planning background in the general haulage or pallet network industries with experience managing a fleet of Rigid and artic vehicles.
- Key responsibilities include routing vehicles across the UK, managing workload with in-house tools, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
- The position requires good communication skills to collaborate with the Traffic office teams and drivers, and a CPC qualification is preferred but not essential.
- The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should have previous experience in transport planning within a busy transport office.
