Freightserve recruitment are looking for Transport Day Shift Planners for a well established niche sector Freight Forwarder. The role will be working in a Transport operation working 4 days on 4 days off (6am - 6pm).
POSITION SUMMARY
This purpose of this role is to plan vehicles and routes, in order to maximize efficiency and minimize costs for the company.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Undertake the daily planning for 13 Airport vehicles which involves meeting timed Collections & deliveries as required by customers.
Liaising with the drivers throughout the day and monitoring their progress to ensure they complete required work in the required timescales.
Liaising with Import & Export team, and third party in house customers regarding airline collections.
Communicating effectively with customers to keep them informed of the progress of their deliveries.
Organizing planning of vehicle availability for vehicle service schedule and maintenance/repairs of vehicles and trailers, such as creating schedules and monitoring associated costs.
Reviewing practices to ensure that transport is utilized using the most cost-effective solution
Using third party hauliers to cover loads beyond capacity of fleet.
Managing the import inventory within Multished, ensure Status 1 and BI's are completed.
Completing customer reports, of Status 1, time collected, and time back to facility.
Have an awareness of industry compliance and relevant legislation that the operation is subject to.
Answering any incoming phone calls and dealing with them in the appropriate way.
Carry out any other tasks required to keep the transport office and vehicles/drivers running efficiently.
Learning other roles within the business to assist in the future development
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Managers CPC Qualification is an advantage but not essential.
Knowledge of driver's hours/working time directive regulations.
The successful candidate will ideally have 3 years minimum experience of working within the UK transport industry with good geographical knowledge of the UK would also be beneficial.
You must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office / Excel
Working hours are 4 days on 4 days off (6am - 6pm)
As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight specialist in the UK. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry.