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Transport Planner -off Jobs in Wrexham, UK at Owens Group UK
Title: Transport Planner -off
Company: Owens Group UK
Location: Wrexham, UK
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Position: Transport Planner -4/4off DAYS
Owens Group is a fast developing, multisite organisation, with a large diverse customer base, making this an exciting opportunity.
Shifts availableSalaryResponsibilities
- Take responsibility for timely traffic planning of routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure the customer receives a first‑class service in a cost‑effective way.
- Carry out tasks largely unsupervised to meet cost and quality standards.
- Plan ahead – tasks and resources, liaise with internal/external customers to resolve problems.
- Collect, analyse and distribute information/data.
- Provide professional/specialist advice internally and externally.
- Develop relationships with external customers.
- Specify and ensure levels of support service are in place.
- Complete tasks to time and quality standards.
- Work within budgets, avoiding customer complaints.
- Build successful working partnerships with customers, internal and external stakeholders.
- Deliver the right advice in a timely manner and achieve respect for competence.
- Plan routes and schedule delivery times in collaboration with customers, suppliers, drivers and other traffic desks.
- Prioritise workload, conduct driver brief and de‑brief.
- Communicate and monitor driver performance.
- Use computerised system (Stirling) and Excel to plan schedules, journeys and loads.
- Proactively work to reduce late deliveries and missed time slots.
- Monitor compliance with transport regulations, VOSA, SAFED etc.
- Participate in employee health and safety responsibilities.
- Ensure vehicles and trailers are available timely to meet compliance and inspection requirements.
- Provide general support to management as required.
Qualifications and Training
- Experience of working at a similar level.
- National CPC holder (desirable but not essential).
- Problem solving and logical thinking.
- Works unsupervised, manages time, prioritises work to meet tight deadlines.
Key Skills
- Excellent communication skills; ability to interact at all levels.
- Team player with a flexible “Can‑Do” attitude.
- Booking driver agency staff when workload requires.
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