The traffic office talent that keeps Wigan vehicles legal, loaded and on time.
A good traffic office is invisible: vehicles leave on time, drivers stay legal and customers get what they were promised.
Transport employers across the North West include retail and grocery DCs, national 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and port and container logistics. Each plans a different kind of work, so we recruit to the network rather than the title.
A planner who leaves after a few months takes the knowledge of your routes and customers with them. Getting the hire right protects both.
Planners working at sites such as the M6/M62 distribution parks, Trafford Park and the Liverpool2 container terminal rarely need to apply for jobs. We approach them directly.
Planning, scheduling, compliance and fleet roles.
Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Wigan run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport managers usually earn more than planners and national networks more than local ones. Local competition can move either figure. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.
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.
An operator with a standard licence needs a transport manager. Continuity in that role keeps compliance steady.
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 North West.
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 recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.
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 North West:
Other specialisms in Wigan:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Wigan.
A short brief is enough to start: the fleet, the systems and the start date.