Transport Planner / Administrator required for a family-owned plant hire business. Our client prides themselves on their inclusive environments that drive fun, wellbeing, and high performance across all that they do. You really are joining a family and not just a business.
Our client s vision is about being the best with all that they do, enabling great people to be the best they can be. To achieve this, our client s need to focus on delivering the highest service and focusing on getting things right first time , to support this our client need to attract the best people who share their values for success and their passion for making an impact on tomorrows future.
Reporting Lines:
You will report into the Transport Manager at the Hemel Hempstead
Focus areas of the role:
The success of the role will be measured against the effective implementation of the following focus areas:
- Effectively plan and distribute work as required.
- Manage and control the Transport booking in for all sites.
- Manage the day-to-day compliance of the department alongside instructions as set out by the Transport Manager. Ensuring the Drivers follow EU/Domestics Hours regulations.
- Keep systems updated with driver holidays and sickness.
- Raise order numbers for parts / labour to local suppliers, under authority from Transport Manager, Depot Manager or Head of Transport.
- Assist the Transport Manager to plan all vehicle inspections, or compliance events.
- Ensure that the department administration is completed, checked, and filed as required.
- Improve the standards across the transport department.
- Ensure health and safety requirements are met across the department with improvement where possible.
- Identify and report potential department savings where possible.
- Supply Payroll with weekly timesheets for all drivers within your department.
Success enablers:
To be successful in this role you will need the following skills, behaviours, and abilities:
- Be a team player with the willingness to succeed.
- Have good organisational skills.
- Be able to build relationships with work colleagues, customers, and suppliers.
- Excellent attention to detail, friendly and helpful nature
- Proactive and enthusiastic
- Strong PC Literacy including Word & Excel
Monday Friday - 8-5.30
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