Lead Transport Planner

5 months ago

Oldbury, United Kingdom European Metal Recycling Full time

**Package Description**:

- Attractive pay rates + Increased overtime rates
- Plus great benefits such as:

- Bonus scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
- 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support - access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
- Online savings
- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more

**About Our Opportunity**:
As the Lead Transport Planner at EMR, you will manage a dynamic planning team to ensure seamless transport services in line with customer requirements. Your role involves supervising vehicles, trailers, containers, and LGV drivers, maintaining high safety standards and upholding our core values. Join us in driving efficiency and excellence in the world of recycling

**What You Will Be Doing**:

- Professionally represent EMR’s transport division and cultivate positive relationships with stakeholders.
- Efficiently liaise with internal and external customers to resolve issues promptly.
- Ensure adequate staffing levels and resources for seamless task completion.
- Regular communication with the Regional Transport Manager.
- Promote and ensure compliance with transport policies, procedures, and legislation.
- Identify and implement routing and service level improvements for cost reduction and enhanced customer satisfaction.
- Capture stakeholder feedback for continuous improvement.

**Driver Management**:

- Supervise drivers, manage overtime, and ensure cost control.
- Monitor and enforce compliance with paperwork completion.
- Download driver cards and vehicle data for analysis.
- Ensure driver Working time and EU Rules compliance.
- Inspire a positive Health and Safety ethic, conduct safety talks and driver briefings.
- Hold regular meetings/debriefs with each driver.
- Manage training records and Driver CPC Training.
- Oversee driver recruitment and license checks.

**Vehicle Management**:

- Schedule vehicles for service/safety inspections.
- Aim for optimal vehicle utilisation with mínimal downtime.
- Maintain service wall charts and plan in advance.
- Oversee daily defect checking and collate reports.
- Ensure vehicles are available for inspections.

**Financial**:

- Enter budgets and forecasts monthly.
- Plan vehicle utilisation to achieve haulage cost recovery targets.
- Review monthly costs and recoveries.
- Monitor vehicle-related costs and control driver overtime.

**Records & Reports**:

- Review and file transport-related records.
- Enter Events and Actions into the Event Log and Action Log.
- Utilise Ferian, CMS, and other systems as required.
- Produce monthly reports as needed.

**About You**:

- Previous vehicle routing experience is essential.
- Proven track record of motivating drivers for quality service delivery.
- Experience in making quick decisions under pressure.
- Good understanding of EU drivers' hours, working time directive, and O-license commitments.
- Transport Manager CPC is desirable, OLAT training if no CPC.
- IOSH Managing Safely is desirable, IOSH Supervising Safely is a minimum requirement.
- Strong IT skills (MS Office, vehicle tracking, routing software).
- Valid LGV Class C or C+E license would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of disciplinary procedures and Personal Improvement Plans.

**Personal Characteristics**:

- Ability to influence and build long-term relationships.
- Work effectively alone or as part of a team.
- Prioritise tasks and deliver high-quality results.
- Multitask without losing attention to detail.
- Results-driven with excellent organisational skills.
- Provide leadership and make sound decisions.
- Adaptability and openness to change.
- Motivate and project enthusiasm.
- Adherence to safety, health, environmental, and quality policies.
- Thrive under pressure.
- Value customer service as a key differentiator in the industry.

**Who We Are**:
European Metal Recycling is a global leader in sustainable materials with physical operations in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. Our core business is the recycling of metal and plastics from a range of public, commercial and industrial waste streams. Our recycling activities generate around 10 million tonnes of sustainable materials every year, saving over 10 million tonnes of CO2.
Our mission is to have great people serving our customers with dependable recycling solutions. EMR is still privately owned, with family values at its core. It’s a place where we care about our people, our customers, our workplace and our communities. We offer diverse and exciting career opportunities where individuals can make a difference and are recognised and rewarded for their hard work.

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