Job Title: Transport Planner
Job Summary:
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and hardworking Transport Planner to join our growing team. Lincoln Proteins Ltd is an expanding company with a proven background in animal waste process solutions using heavy industrial plant and machinery including steam. We can offer an exciting and stable career within a varied working atmosphere and the opportunity to develop your career within a friendly working environment. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer. We are located near Lincoln in the East of England. With over 80 years of experience in the animal by-product rendering sector, we are one of the longest established and most experienced specialist companies in the UK. We specialise in providing recycling and rendering services, ensuring that animal and food waste products can be re-used as valuable commercial goods including tallow and protein meals such as meat and bone meal.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Ability to prioritise workload and deal with a demanding transport plan, planning for multiple customers.
2. Planning routes for a fleet of HGV vehicles driving around the country.
3. Maintain and manage the scheduling data.
4. Liaising with customers to organise delivery/collection times.
5. Assisting drivers with any queries they might have whilst out on the road.
6. Reviewing tachograph data, producing reports & reviewing with drivers/management team.
7. Support with weighbridge.
8. Ensuring all plans are productive and fuel costs are in line.
Qualifications and Skills:
1. Knowledge of driver’s hours, tachograph and WTD legislation.
2. Strong communication skills.
3. Good geographical knowledge.
4. IT skills.
5. Problem-solving abilities.
6. The ability to work well as a team.
7. Attention to detail.
8. Time served practical experience: 1 year plus.
9. CPC is an advantage.
Salary and Benefits:
1. Hours to be discussed.
2. Company pension.
3. Free on-site parking.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £13.50 per hour
Schedule:
1. 10 hour shift.
2. 12 hour shift.
Ability to Commute/Relocate:
1. Lincoln, LN6 4RL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred).
Work Location: In person
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