Transport Planner

Preston

£40,000 - £50,000

NEOS Engineering Recruitment are looking for an experienced transport planner to join a leading recycling company. The client are a great client of ours who are searching on a maternity cover basis although there is potential for extension due to business growth in the transport team. If you are looking for a new role as a Transport Planner then please read below.

The Role:

As a Transport Planner, you will ensure efficient nationwide route planning between sites in accordance with driving time regulations, while supporting drivers, maintaining vehicles, and adapting to real-time changes. This role involves producing achievable transport plans, liaising with stakeholders, and handling administrative tasks to optimise operations in a dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring nationwide routes are planned efficiently between sites and in accordance with driving time regulations.
• Providing drivers with their route instructions and reviewing the daily completion of plans.
• Producing a plan that allows for vehicles to be maintained in accordance with the vehicle maintenance schedule.
• Producing an achievable and efficient transport plan, allocating jobs to suitable drivers and correct vehicles, whilst also communicating any job-specific instructions.
• Ensuring the plan is updated to reflect changes such as task variations, driver unavailability, traffic restrictions, etc.

Candidate Requirements:

• Strong geographical knowledge.
• Prior transport planning experience is essential.
• IT literate and a good communicator.

Benefits:

• 42.75 hours per week between 7am-7pm, Monday to Friday.
• Supportive, inclusive workplace with a focus on employee value and wellbeing.
• Opportunity for role extension due to business growth.
• Commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing, including pre- and post-employment drug testing.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport professional to join a sustainability-focused family-run business, please reach out if you are open to something new.