Transport Operations Specialist

5 days ago


Skelmersdale, Lancashire, United Kingdom Aspion Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Transport Planner to join our team in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. The successful candidate will have experience in transport route planning and working within a busy transport office. They will be responsible for planning heavy haulage operations manually, ensuring all logistical details are accounted for.

About the Role

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a highly skilled Transport Planner to join our team. You will be responsible for providing the communication link between customers and drivers, supervising and managing driver workloads, and ensuring compliance with tachograph regulations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan heavy haulage operations manually, ensuring all logistical details are accounted for
  • Provide communication link between customers and drivers
  • Supervise and manage driver workloads
  • Ensure compliance with tachograph regulations and monitor drivers' daily activities in line with the Working Time Directive and driving hours
  • Coordinate with councils, police, and drivers to organize special orders requiring police escorts
  • Plan operations up to 2 weeks in advance, ensuring the availability of police escorts and other required resources
  • Keep up to date with transport issues and deal with changes to the day's schedules
  • Pre-brief and de-brief drivers on their daily runs throughout the day
  • Manage high-value and complex heavy haulage projects, ensuring all logistics are handled professionally and safely

Requirements

  • Transport route planning experience
  • Previous experience of working in a General Haulage or Abnormal Loads operation
  • Experience of working within a busy transport office
  • Dynamic approach to solving resource and planning resolution/modifications
  • ICT literate
  • Basic understanding of Large Goods Vehicles (weights, dimensions and terminology)
  • Proficient in the use of tachographs and TMS (Transport Management Systems)
  • Good geographic knowledge
  • Proactive approach to continual professional development
  • Excellent team player, able to work on own initiative and make decisions
  • Strong work ethic with the ability to focus, while contributing to a collaborative and positive team dynamic
  • Effective communicator
  • Ability to question, challenge and improve upon existing processes

Salary

The salary for this role is estimated to be between £30,000 – £35,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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