Full Time Nightshift Transport Operator / Planner

At Carntyne we pride ourselves on being dynamic and customer focused. No two days working with us are the same. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Transport Operator who is enthusiastic and driven to join our bulk transport business. Our bulk transport business unit is a leading provider of bulk transport to the whisky and general spirits industry. With a fleet of over 100 vehicles and 500 trailers our dedicated team service most if not all the major drinks companies.

This role will be primarily based on site at our head office in Springburn, Glasgow, you will be overseeing our transport operations through night hours ensuring at all planned movements are achieved inline with requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effective management and planning of drivers, through on-going communication and using our state-of-the-art transport software
• Controlling and planning an agreed amount of resource (vehicles, drivers, trailers); ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to (Working Time Directive and EU Drivers’ Hours regulations)
• To ensure the nightly plan is completed in real time managing resources effectively, maximising utilisation whilst minimising cost
• Ensure that our internal tracking systems are kept organised and updated to an exceptional standard
• Driver and Fleet compliance is maintained at all time.
• Make regular use of in-house planning tools and systems to manage workload and monitor efficiency
• Understanding and achieving key performance targets relating to the safety and efficiency of our fleet (including utilisation and costing)
• Fleet management – ensuring all fleet maintenance is actioned in accordance with schedules.

Our Ideal Candidate:

· Excellent People Management skills, preferably with experience of a unionised environment

· Confident individual with the ability to work on your own initiative.

· Good geographical knowledge and transport planning

· Comfortable dealing with accident, and incident investigation

· Experienced at using vehicle telematics systems to improve fleet efficiency and utilisation

· Sound knowledge of transport legislation & operational health & safety

· Good communication & written skills and comfortable interfacing with customers

· Confident in the use of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel, PowerPoint) and experience of using transport management systems.

· Strong desire to develop and learn

· Managers CPC qualification desirable however not a set requirement for role.

· Class 1 driving Licence desirable however not a set requirement for role.

· You should be able to comfortably organise your own workload and will be able to work in a pressurised environment to meet key deadlines

What is on offer?

You will normally work 44 hours per week, Monday - Thu . This is exclusive of a 1-hour unpaid break Flexibility within working hours would be advantageous as our business operates seven days per week across the year.

In return, we will offer you a competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, access to our exclusive discount and wellbeing site as well as the opportunity to develop an exciting and rewarding career with one of the UK's leading private logistic companies. . Full training will be provided with an immediate start available.

If you have any questions or to apply for the role please email your CV to Louise.mcgill@Carntyne-transport.co.uk All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence