Load Planner (Road Freight) – Fixed-Term

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Secunda. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Secunda (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity

• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation

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

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