Our Wentworth Park site have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Coordinator to join our friendly team on a full time permanent basis.
Working hours: Any 5 in 7 NIGHTS, 6pm-4am.
Salary: Up to £33,000 per annum.
As a Transport Coordinator you will be responsible for effectively planning driver and vehicle resources to achieve delivery/collection times, whilst optimising resources and adhering to WTD and drivers’ hours legislation
Key Duties of a Transport Coordinator:
- Pre Brief and Debrief of all drivers.
- Controlling equipment through sign in/out procedure, ensuring legal compliance.
- Planning driver and vehicle resource to achieve delivery/collection times, updating the transport plan.
- Providing 24/7 communication Transport link with Customer Services, planning team and other depots.
- Finding the best fit solution for customer collections, adhering to collection times.
- Providing the admin team with a collection arrival schedule to maintain and achieve KPIs.
- Communicating any potential failures or changes to the original plan.
- Controlling and dissemination of site Yard(s) check information and subsequent board completion.
- Controlling agency requirements on a daily basis.
- Ensuring all accidents, incidents and near misses are logged and reported.
- Liaising and planning drivers in for meetings / courses as required.
- Adhering to vehicle and trailer service schedules as planned.
- Carrying out regular periodic trailer and vehicle census reports.