Transport Planner
Widnes
Permanent
£27,000 - £30,000
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About Our Client
- Family run business who specialise within ADR chemical tanker loads for the UK.
Job Description
- Route planning for bulk liquid collections and deliveries UK wide for next distribution
- Route planning for in excess of 40 + chemical loads per day
- Deal with and manage driver infringements
- Monitoring driver performance
- Review driver routes and plan to maximise efficiency
- Keep all customers informed of all failed services or significant delays
- Provide the communication link between customers and drivers
- Supervising and managing driver workloads
- Managing your driver's daily activities in line with the Working Time Directive and Driving hours.
- Ensuring every customer receives excellent customer service
- Investigating failed services and looking into ways to resolve site issues
The Successful Applicant
- Bulk liquid, chemical tanker or ADR planning experience
- Excellent manual based transport planning experience
- Experienced in route planning for circa 20 x Tractor Units
- Route planning experience for tramper drivers and planning from various locations
- Previous experience within a fast paced transport planning position
- Strong knowledge of working time and driving time directive
- CPC desirable
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Competent decision making
- Good geographical knowledge of the North West and UK
What's on Offer
- Competitive Salary
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Company events