Transport Planning Operator – Nights
Menzies Distribution Solutions are looking for a Planning Operator to join our team at our Central Planning Centre in Wakefield. The planning team organises the delivery and collection of product on behalf of Menzies Distribution Solutions Limited and its customers across multiple sites, covering various different contracts.
The Details
* Working Week: 4 On/4 Off Nights
* Salary: £33k Per Annum
* 20 Days Holiday Allowance
* Monthly Pay
Transport Planning Operator Duties
* Based in Bardon Planning Centre with lone working but remotely supported by our Wakefield site and night manager and night team. Throughout the shift, teams link to Wakefield and lone worker devices to support safeguarding and health and safety.
* Dealing with issues that occur on shift and dynamically planning and replanning.
* Ability to understand and use multiple TMS systems.
* Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
* You will need to be both proactive and reactive as you will be dealing with the night plan and any issues that occur, having the capability to resolve them while proactively managing the subsequent impact that the night shift will have on the following day shift.
* Liaising with drivers and controlling drivers throughout the shift.
* Be able to understand and influence multiple plans and understand our network.
* Compile thorough handovers during the shift – a fully comprehensive, thorough handover will need to be compiled through each shift and handed over at the end.
* Resolving admin issues and system compliance.
Transport Planner Requirements
* A can-do, positive attitude with the ability and initiative to constantly revisit the transport plan and ensure the plan is as efficient and achievable as possible while still maintaining targeted vehicle earnings and customer service.
* Previous experience in a Transport Planning Role (Mandatory).
* Experience of working in a busy Transport office.
* Knowledge of Drivers Hours, Tachograph, and WTD legislation.
* Good standard of education and IT literate.
* Knowledge of Health & Safety.
* Commercial understanding.
* Knowledge of transport systems such as ESP, GTS, Transporeon, and Blujay.
Benefits
* Pension Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Program.
* SPIRIT Awards - Peer to Peer recognition.
Inclusion
Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud, and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.
We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. We aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
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