Transport Planner
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kent, TN14 5EL |
| Company: | FM Conway |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORG1531-VH1026745SevTP |
Summary
FM Conway is currently seeking a Transport Planner to join our growing Transport division, based from our head office in Sevenoaks, Kent. As our Transport Planner you will provide a crucial role in the team, ensuring efficient planning of road transport operations. This is a permanent, full time position offering a competitive salary and wide range of benefits.
The duties of the Transport Planner role will include:
- Planning the full utilisation of our transport fleet
- Liasing with site supervisors regarding the most profitable use of our assets
- Reducing the requirement for sub-contract haulage
- Gaining a full understanding of site requirements and restrictions, transport systems and transport regulations
- Assisting in KPI reporting on vehicle/driver earnings and utilisation
What skills and experience do you need?
We are looking for an organised and customer focused candidate who has the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines. It would be ideal if you had previous experience in planning and scheduling, but we are also happy to consider candidates with a strong administration background.
What benefits will you receive?
As our Transport Planner we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and a wide range of shopping discounts though our Rewarding Great People platform. You will have free access to our on-site gym and our subsidised staff restaurant. We also offer a range of health and well-being benefits including a 24-hour advice line and support from our mental health first aiders.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Transport Division
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
FM Conway manufactures a comprehensive range of high-quality aggregates, asphalt and concrete products for use on the UK's highway network as well as for other construction and maintenance projects. To serve our clients we have developed a portfolio of specialised manufacturing plants and a large fleet of delivery vehicles which include HGV’s and LGV’s. By utilising our self-delivery model, with our own in-house teams and vehicles we ensure that road users can get back to the network with minimal delay or disruption.
So if you would like to Join our Family as our Transport Planner then please click ‘apply’ today.
Closing Date: 08/05/2024
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We look forward to receiving your application!
The duties of the Transport Planner role will include:
- Planning the full utilisation of our transport fleet
- Liasing with site supervisors regarding the most profitable use of our assets
- Reducing the requirement for sub-contract haulage
- Gaining a full understanding of site requirements and restrictions, transport systems and transport regulations
- Assisting in KPI reporting on vehicle/driver earnings and utilisation
What skills and experience do you need?
We are looking for an organised and customer focused candidate who has the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines. It would be ideal if you had previous experience in planning and scheduling, but we are also happy to consider candidates with a strong administration background.
What benefits will you receive?
As our Transport Planner we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and a wide range of shopping discounts though our Rewarding Great People platform. You will have free access to our on-site gym and our subsidised staff restaurant. We also offer a range of health and well-being benefits including a 24-hour advice line and support from our mental health first aiders.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Transport Division
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
FM Conway manufactures a comprehensive range of high-quality aggregates, asphalt and concrete products for use on the UK's highway network as well as for other construction and maintenance projects. To serve our clients we have developed a portfolio of specialised manufacturing plants and a large fleet of delivery vehicles which include HGV’s and LGV’s. By utilising our self-delivery model, with our own in-house teams and vehicles we ensure that road users can get back to the network with minimal delay or disruption.
So if you would like to Join our Family as our Transport Planner then please click ‘apply’ today.
Closing Date: 08/05/2024
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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