The traffic office talent that keeps Retford vehicles legal, loaded and on time.
The transport manager is responsible for the operator's compliance. That is why we check the qualification before anything else.
Retford draws on the East Midlands' deep warehousing and distribution labour market, centred on the M1 and A14. We recruit the transport office people who keep that freight moving.
When the Retford market is thin for transport talent, we look further along the commute and give you an honest view of the likely shortlist.
Across the East Midlands, planners and transport managers are hired by big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations.
Permanent roles across the traffic office, from planners to transport managers.
The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
We look for managers who treat drivers' hours, maintenance and loading rules as part of the job, not paperwork.
For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.
Indicative permanent salaries in Retford run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.
We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
A transport manager who knows the fleet's history spots maintenance and compliance risks earlier.
Planners who leave early often cite the hours, on-call demands or an office that never plans ahead. We raise all three first.
A strong transport brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent transport planners, schedulers and transport managers for operators across the East Midlands.
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.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and on-call pay with current offers for similar fleets across the region.
GOV.UK describes an internal transport manager as employed by a single operator and an external transport manager as a freelance manager working for more than one operator.
Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Retford:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Retford.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.