Transport Planner

**Transport Planner**

**_Waste Recycling_**

**Dagenham**

**£26,000 - £28,600 (Depending On Experience)**

**Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm**

I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner from a transport background to join a leading waste recycling company who organise multi-drop routes and collections.

**The Benefits;**
- Holiday Allowance - 25 days, plus bank holidays.
- Pension - Company contribution of 7% of earnings into the scheme.Company contributes 0.5% for every 1% of employee contribution
- Private Health Care Scheme
- Death in service - 3 x annual salary
- Company sick pay after qualifying period
- Fantastic opportunities to develop and progress within the business
- Transport Planning experience is essential
- Previous experience of multi-drop planning and use of planning systems
- Good understanding of transport regulations and be able to plan for fleet services and MOTs
- Previous experience working within a transport operation for a waste/recycling company with their own fleet is desirable
- An understanding of the waste industry
- IT skills are essential, including Excel
- Company’s collection services must be ran smoothly and meeting service level agreements for customers is key
- Ability to work as part of a team and have strong communication skills
- Previous experience of working to targets in a fast-paced environment
- Must be proactive, confident in working environments, highly driven and have the ability to work under their own initiative.
- Must be open to assisting with operating the weighbridge when needed as well as any other dutieswhen required by management
- An excellent team player, able to work on own initiative and make decisions
- A positive attitude towards work and ability to deal with queries from customers and colleagues
- CPC National / International is desirable

**Duties and Responsibilities;**
- To plan allocated resource pool legally, compliantly, and efficiently ensuring WTD & DTD legislation is achieved.
- Routing for 30 vehicles daily on average between 2 planners
- System based planning
- Achieve high work efficiency and communication between departments
- Work closely with colleagues within the planning team to ensure fleet utilisation is optimal.

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