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Transport Planning Recruitment in Camborne

Hiring a transport manager in Camborne? We check the Transport Manager CPC first, then the experience behind it.

Devon & Cornwall

Traffic office hiring across Camborne

A good traffic office is invisible: vehicles leave on time, drivers stay legal and customers get what they were promised.

Transport vacancies across Devon & Cornwall come from food and drink and agri-food processing, marine and port logistics, tourism-driven retail distribution and regional hauliers. Each needs people who can plan for cost and compliance at once.

We ask candidates which routing software they use, how many vehicles they plan and what they have done about empty miles.

Operators at sites such as the A30 and A38 trunk corridors and the Exeter distribution parks compete for the same experienced planners, which is why pay moves quickly.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the transport desk

Transport roles for trunking, multi-drop, pallet network and dedicated operations.

Why a specialist transport desk

People who protect the operator's licence

Systems experience

We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

Traffic offices for new contracts

For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.

Salaries in the area

What transport planners and managers earn in Camborne

Indicative permanent salaries in Camborne run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.

Transport office pay in the South West moves with the size of the fleet, the network and the hours: night planning and on-call usually pay more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our recruitment process

Qualification check

For transport manager roles, the Transport Manager CPC is confirmed before anything else.

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.

Settling in

We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

Interim cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when the office needs someone to own the plan.

When a transport role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the hours, the pay or the systems are the obstacle. Then we tell you.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The network: trunking, multi-drop, pallet or dedicated
  • The routing and scheduling systems in use
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
Live vacancies

Permanent transport planning jobs in the South West

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Transport FAQs

Questions, answered

Do you recruit transport planners in Camborne?

Yes. We recruit permanent transport planners, schedulers and transport managers for operators across Devon & Cornwall.

What does a transport manager do?

On GOV.UK's list, a transport manager makes sure drivers have a valid licence, vehicles are taxed, insured, properly maintained and have a valid MOT, vehicles are loaded safely and not overloaded, drivers do not speed or break the drivers' hours rules and the operator does not break safety rules.

Do you recruit for operators outside Camborne?

Yes. We cover operators across the South West. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you also recruit drivers?

Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.

What makes a transport planner stay?

Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.

More transport pages

Related transport pages for Camborne

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the South West:

Other specialisms in Camborne:

See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Camborne.

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One brief covers a single planner or a whole traffic office for a new contract.