Senior Traffic Dispatcher

Senior Traffic Dispatcher

Monday to Friday

Help us make a difference as a Senior Traffic Dispatcher.

The Senior Traffic Dispatcher will effectively manage the day-to-day organisation of operations of the Depot through the allocation and basic routing of vehicles to ensure best in class service delivery to customers, ensuring health & safety standards are maintained, and ensuring environmental and O licence compliance. Supporting employee engagement, continuous improvement in productivity and quality of service provision.

• Managing route efficiency and utilising optimum disposal outlets within the area to ensure effective use of vehicles and facilities.
• Managing driver availability and coverage in line with legislation and company procedures to ensure that there is suitable coverage at all times.
• Performing administrative duties including input of pay and bonus onto the company systems. In addition accurate input of disposal information
• Proactive vehicle management, including liaison with fleet, safe vehicle operations, wheel security, monitor vehicle gross weights.
• Supervising vehicle availability on a daily basis ensuring that drivers have completed their checks in accordance with company policy.
• Contributing towards the ongoing cost control, actively seeking to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs eg. running and analysing Depot reports.
• Ensuring all administrative tasks associated with the Dispatch office are completed, including time sheets, tachograph records, payroll records, holiday rotas, resolution of QLS.
• In conjunction with the Depot Manager, ensures that mandatory training, induction and toolbox talks are delivered in line with company policy.

A chance to join a forward‑thinking, industry leader that openly welcomes self‑driven individuals who are unafraid to question convention.

• Health & Safety management.
• Knowledge of existing and impending environmental and health and safety legislation environment.
• Experience of managing in a labour intensive, multi‑shift environment.
• Experience of a position of similar responsibility in Services or Logistics industry.
• Local geographical knowledge.
• Good transport / logistics knowledge.
• Experience of first line operational management.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Plus much more...