Transport Controller / Planner – Same-Day Courier Desk
Full-time | Permanent | Office-based | Location: Morley, Leeds
Salary: £28,000 – £33,000 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week plus an unpaid one-hour lunch (typical shifts 7:45am – 4:45pm, 8am – 5pm and 9am – 6pm)
The Role
We are recruiting for a Transport Controller / Planner with 1-3 years’ experience behind them to join a reputable courier company based in the Morley area.
In this role you will keep collections and deliveries moving, plan efficient routes for a mixed fleet ranging from small vans to 18tn trucks, support with customer queries and help with the management across a mix of employed and self-employed drivers.
You can expect to be working with 6 other staff members, supporting with route planning an vehicle allocation, taking calls and respond to customer requests and queries via email.
The role will require an on-call weekend rota, working 1 in every 7/8 weekends, which will in‑turn, allow you to work only half a day on the first Monday back. You can expect an average of 20‑30 calls per day across the weekend with the majority of these being on Saturday.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate daily collections and deliveries across a same-day courier operation
- Allocate work to employed and self-employed drivers and manage their workloads
- Coordinate a varied fleet, from small vans through to 18‑tonne vehicles
- Responding to customer requests via email
- Help solve any customer queries/issues
- Oversee pallet and parcel deliveries, making sure collections and deliveries are completed efficiently
- Balance any pre-booked work with urgent, last‑minute same‑day requests
- Work closely with drivers, customers and internal teams to keep daily operations running smoothly
About You
- 1-3 years’ experience working in a transport planning or coordination role (essential)
- Good awareness of driver hours regulations and transport compliance (essential)
- Experience coordinating a mixed vehicle fleet ranging from small vans up to 18‑tonners
- Exposure to pallet and parcel operations (advantageous)
- Comfortable with a 1 in every 7 weekend on-call rota (essential)
Salary, Hours & Benefits
- Salary: £28K - £33K (depending on experience)
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Company pension scheme
- Monday – Friday | 40hrs per week, alternating shifts, flexibility is requested 2 weeks in advance.
- Typical shifts: 7:45am – 4:45pm, 8am – 5pm and 9am – 6pm, with an occasional 10am – 7pm
- Weekend on-call cover | 1 in 7/8 weekends | Starts Friday evening 6pm to Monday morning 8am.
- Work a half day on your first Monday back from an on-call weekend
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