Load Planner (Road Freight) – Fixed-Term

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Rustenburg. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Rustenburg-based, with most of your time spent at a courier operations centre. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests

• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• Good with Excel and email
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong

• Previous truck driving experience
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation

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

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