Transport Planner - Sherburn in Elmet, United Kingdom - Stobart

Stobart

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Sherburn in Elmet, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles.

Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Stobart (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK's best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thriveA place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired

Shift Pattern:
Monday - Friday Days

Salary:
£31,000 Per Annum

Job responsibilities of Transport Planner include:

Ensuring in house tracking systems housekeeping is constantly completed
Checking resource availability for the shift and
confirming driver start times for next day, Briefing & Debriefing own drivers
Monitoring and reporting WTD issues / concerns to Operations team
Ensuring there is ongoing verbal communication with the driving team to supplement the use of our vehicle tracking system.
Ensuring there is clear daily communication between day and night shifts, utilising handover documents
Managing drivers hours in relation to customer requirements and volume demand
Understanding and achieving specific targets regarding utilisation, loaded, empty legs
Reviewing allocated customers, ensuring work is planned to time
Communicating with ESL Customer Services and Drivers, ensuring customer KPI targets are met
Recording and maintaining fuel stock in ES Depots
Liaising with various fuel suppliers to obtain best fuel prices
Manage or assist in any project as directed by the Fuel Manager

Qualifications
As Transport Planner you will possess the following skill, experiences and qualifications:

At least 1 years' experience in Planning.
Good working knowledge of WTD and EU Drivers hours regulations
Able to use effectively Microsoft Windows package (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Good working knowledge of GTS and Microlise system
You should be able to comfortably organise your own workload and will be able to work in a pressurised environment to meet key deadlines.
You should be PC literate, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word in particular. You must also have at least 2 years' experience in a transport and logistics environment.

Additional Information
As part of our drive to make
Stobart a great place to work.

We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

Annual Leave
Competative Hoilday Entitlement

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Pension - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a
great contribution of 5
% employee and 3
% employer contribution
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Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme
we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
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Eye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
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Reward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via referral bonus', special recognition and long service awards.
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Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to 100's of retailer discounts for everyday savings
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Fitness - your wellbeing is important to us and being active is a great way to keep your body and your mind health. We have partnered with PureGym so you can save money on a no contract membership