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Transport Planner
Job Posted: 16 hours ago
Salary: £ 30,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Darwen, Lancashire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Transport Planner
📍 Location: Darwen | Lancashire
🕒 Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 (on-call duties shared)
💰 Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (DOE)
📅 Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
About Our Client:
Our client are a well-established, family-run general haulage business with a proud reputation for reliability and personal service. Operating across the UK with a fleet of 15 vehicles (including 12 artics and a few rigid vehicles), we manage a mix of own-fleet deliveries and pallet network operations. With a busy and growing workload, we're now looking for a Transport Planner to join our friendly team of 15 in the office.
The Role
As a Transport Planner, you will play a key role in ensuring our fleet is utilised efficiently across the UK. You'll be responsible for planning routes, communicating with drivers, and helping to source and schedule work to keep things running smoothly. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong geographical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and experience in transport or logistics.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and schedule vehicle movements across the UK using our own fleet and pallet network
Source and allocate jobs to maximise vehicle utilisation
Maintain regular communication with drivers throughout the day
Ensure timely collections and deliveries
Handle customer communication professionally and effectively
Take part in the on-call rota (shared across the team)
Support the overall smooth running of daily transport operations
What We're Looking For
Experience in a transport or logistics planning role (haulage preferred)
Strong UK geographical knowledge
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Ability to stay calm under pressure and solve problems quickly
Comfortable using transport planning systems and basic IT tools
A team player with a can-do attitude
What You'll Get
Competitive salary of £30,000 - £35,000, depending on experience
Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Join a supportive, close-knit, family-run team
Genuine opportunity to make an impact in a growing business
Long-term stability with a well-respected company
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