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Transport Planner Nights - 4 on 4 off

Transport Planner Nights - 4 on 4 off

Irlam Associates

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for a month

Widnes, Cheshire WA8 7NS, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Transport Planner (Nights) position is based in Widnes and involves route planning for HGVs and tracking shipments during the night shift.
Candidates must have experience in transport planning, knowledge of driver's hours, WTD, and transport compliance, along with experience using transport planning systems.
The role requires effective planning of drivers, vehicle control, adherence to legal requirements, and communication with customer service teams.
The successful candidate will receive a salary of £35,000 per annum and work a 4 on 4 off night schedule.
Applicants should have prior experience in transport planning to be considered for this role.

Transport Planner (Nights)
4 on 4 off
Widnes

The Transport Planner (Nights) will be responsible for the route planning of HGVs, and tracking of shipments, updating Drivers, customers and stake holders in the business on the night shift.The key responsibilities for the role of Transport Planner based in Widnes will be:

Effective planning of drivers, through on-going communication and using transport software.
Controlling and planning vehicles, drivers, trailers.
Ensuring all legal requirements (Working Time Directive and EU drivers’ hours regulations) are adhered to.
Understanding and achieving KPIs relating to the safety and efficiency of the fleet (including utilisation and costing).
Constantly communicate with the customer service teams and drivers to ensure customer KPI’s and targets are achieved and maintained.

The successful candidate for the role of Transport Planner based in Widnes will have:

Experience in transport planning.
Good knowledge of Driver's hours and WTD.
Good knowledge of transport compliance.
Experience using transport planning systems.

The successful candidate for the role of Transport Planner based in Widnes will receive:

A salary of £35,000 p/a.
A working schedule of 4 on 4 off on Nights.
Workplace pension scheme.

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