Transport Planner

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Transport Planner – Deeside</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: £30,000–£33,500 per year</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Shift options: 05:00am – 14:00pm or 13:00pm – 22:00pm</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Irlam Associates are recruiting a Transport Planner on behalf of an established transport and logistics business specialising in pallet distribution, general haulage and warehousing, based in Deeside.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a great opportunity for someone with transport planning experience to support the smooth running of daily operations, coordinating drivers and vehicles and ensuring deliveries and collections are completed efficiently and on time.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key responsibilities</h5>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Plan and coordinate daily routes, deliveries and collections.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Allocate drivers and vehicles to meet customer</span></li>

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<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">requirements and make efficient use of resources.</h5>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Monitor transport activity and adjust plans to manage delays or changing priorities.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Communicate with drivers, customers and warehouse teams to keep operations running smoothly.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Support compliance with drivers’ hours and working time</span></li>

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<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">requirements.</h5>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Maintain accurate transport records and provide clear shift handovers.</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">What we’re looking for:</p>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Previous experience in transport planning within a transport or logistics operation.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Confident communication and a practical approach to resolving operational issues.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>An understanding of drivers’ hours and transport compliance.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Good IT skills, with experience using transport planning systems.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Availability to work one of the advertised shifts.</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Apply with your CV today to be considered.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Work Location: In person</p>