Planners who cut empty miles and managers who keep the operator's licence safe, recruited for Shepton Mallet fleets.
A good traffic office is invisible: vehicles leave on time, drivers stay legal and customers get what they were promised.
Logistics around Shepton Mallet is anchored by the Bristol ports and the M5 spine that serves Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. We recruit the transport office people who keep that freight moving.
Taking on a new contract? We can recruit the planners and the transport manager together so the traffic office is ready on day one.
Operators at sites such as Avonmouth, Severnside and the M5 corridor running down to the West Country compete for the same experienced planners, which is why pay moves quickly.
Permanent transport roles matched to fleet size, network and systems.
Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.
Indicative permanent salaries in Shepton Mallet run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Where an offer is likely to fall short of the local market, we say so before interviews are booked. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
A transport manager who knows the fleet's history spots maintenance and compliance risks earlier.
Strong planners value good systems, a manager who backs their decisions and customers who plan ahead.
A strong transport brief covers:
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Yes. GOV.UK says you need the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to become a transport manager. Operators with a standard national or international operator's licence need a transport manager.
We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.
Yes. Tell us the hours and the network so we approach planners who want night work and have done it before.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and on-call pay with current offers for similar fleets across the region.
Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Shepton Mallet:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Shepton Mallet.
One brief covers a single planner or a whole traffic office for a new contract.