Load Planner (Road Freight)

You'll plan the loads and watch the trucks for a courier operations centre in Durban Central, keeping every trip on time. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Good with Excel and email
• Matric
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Transport management system (TMS) experience
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation

• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Growth to transport manager
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems

• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.