Our Minworth site are now recruiting for a Transport Coordinator to join their friendly team on a full time permanent basis.
Salary: £32,000 per annum.
Working hours: 4 on 4 off, 6am-6pm.
The purpose of a Transport Coordinator is to effectively plan driver and vehicle resources to achieve delivery/collection times, whilst optimising resources and adhering to WTD and driver’s hours’ legislation.
Key Duties of a Transport Coordinator:
- Creating and updating daily run summary in order to achieve delivery and collection deadlines.
- Ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained, in conjunction with other departments.
- Using the Driver rota, planning runs according to shift pattern and available hours, taking into account holidays and sickness.
- Ensuring legal compliance regarding any defects, services, MOT’s, etc.
- Maintaining clear and effective communication with drivers; communicating accurate start times, load information, directions, additional shifts, etc.
- Ensuring adherence to all statutory and legal requirements, as well as all health and safety/safe systems of work policies.
- Assisting with disciplinary hearings, return to work meetings, substance misuse procedures, etc in order to maintain standards and ensure that employees work at an appropriate level.