Load Planner (Road Freight)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a courier operations centre in Paarl. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Paarl, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• Good with Excel and email
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Previous truck driving experience
• Transport management system (TMS) experience

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

• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.