Fleet Controller / Planner

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Immingham
Salary
30000.00 - 35000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
04 Mar 2019
Closes
01 Apr 2019
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
OUR CLIENT

Is dedicated to transporting liquid foodstuff, offering their customers the best solution with a strong focus on quality and innovation. They are specialists in road tanker transport as well as intermodal tank container services. With a network of owned vehicles and dedicated sub-contractors over different hubs all over Europe and Russia, they provide European "foodstuff multimodal services".

Due to exciting UK growth, they are now seeking to recruit experienced Transport Planners and/or Fleet Controllers to support and drive forward the company's growth ambitions within the sector.

PURPOSE

Reporting to the Managing Director the post holder will join a small but dynamic team, planning and scheduling a fleet of internal and dedicated contractor vehicles, ensuring that the Company provides an optimum, high quality service to its customers.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Ensuring that customer requirements are delivered in a timely, efficient way whilst delivering best value for money
• Route planning for national and international operations using in-house traffic management software
• Managing driver schedules and assisting with directions and route deviation
• Undertaking driver briefings
• Support and develop effective working relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Liaising with customers and suppliers, addressing and resolving issues as they occur
• Upholding and promoting the Company's health, safety and compliance procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least GCSE ('O' level) standard including minimum grade C in Mathematics and English Language
• International CPC qualification preferred. Unqualified candidates will be considered however would need to undertake relevant training

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong and concise communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good grammatical and numerical skills
• Fully competent with IT including Microsoft Office applications (Word / Excel / Power point / Outlook)

EXPERIENCE

• Must have previous proven experience of planning transport operations, ideally within a liquid bulk environment. Candidates with suitable related experience of working within a transport or environment and who are wishing to develop will be considered
• Knowledge of transport systems and regulations

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Organised and accurate with good attention to details
• Self-motivated and able to work to strict deadlines in a fast paced, customer focused environment
• A pro-active problem solver
• Effective personal time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks
• Good interpersonal skills and a genuine team player

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