Load Planner (Road Freight) – Permanent

Get off the road and into the control office at a bus and coach operator in Randburg. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Randburg (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Matric
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Good with Excel and email

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

• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.
• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.