Intermodal Dispatch / Planner

  • Full-time

Company Description

Hall's is a fast-growing transport company specialising in refrigerated transport and logistics. We're well established across New Zealand, with a high profile and a focus on providing top customer service. 

Our committed drivers and teams represent typical New Zealand values and work hard to service our customers and 'deliver the goods'.

We’re proud of the work we do and passionate about making a real difference to people's lives.

At Hall's we want all our staff to go home safely every day. To help achieve this, we have a comprehensive Health and Safety Plan in place to protect us all, including pre-employment medicals and drug testing.

Job Description

We’re passionate about our role in delivering the finest of Kiwi food, and it’s our people in depots and out on the road every day who work vigilantly to ensure the safety and freshness of the product we store or deliver. Our people drive our business, literally!

Whilst you won’t be on the road, your energy and focus will be on planning and dispatching a fleet of container trucks around Auckland and the greater Waikato region to and from customer sites and or Ports, ensuring that they are delivered or picked up within the agreed timeframes, ensuring all truck routes/loading points are optimised at all times – where possible keeping everyone ahead of schedule.

What would you be doing?  

  • Plan the freight for movement throughout New Zealand (coastal, road, rail).
  • Allocate work to designated base run plans to match capacity available (drivers, trucks etc) ensuring customer commitments are met.
  • Assign freight to designated base plans for scheduled delivery services.
  • Work closely with Transport Managers and Dispatchers to ensure plans are fit for purpose and are executed
  • Manage planning across high volume seasons and peak planning forecasts
  • Arrange for the servicing of the fleet ensuring it is maintained and repaired in accordance with company fleet servicing policies and procedures.

Qualifications

What you'll need to be brilliant:  

  • A minimum of 3+ years' experience in transport dispatch
  • Experience in shipping and logistics highly desired
  • Knowledge of transport management systems. Experience with Truck Mate will be a huge advantage
  • Added knowledge around specialized equipment such as combi-lift and swing-lifts would be an added bonus. 
  • Strong planning, organising, record-maintaining and time management skills
  • Sound geographical knowledge of Auckland and the greater Waikato regions

Additional Information

What Hall’s can offer you!  

  • Career stability and the opportunity to develop within a growing company! 
  • Access to PERKS app - offering discounts in 40+ stores
  • Discounted Southern Cross Healthcare
  • The opportunity to work with a talented supportive team 
  • A safety focused environment - all appropriate PPE provided
  • A regular weekday role, Monday – Friday, 7am – 4pm (Saturdays when needed)

Great things you should know about this company:

Hall's is a fast-growing transport company specialising in refrigerated transport and logistics. We're well established across New Zealand, with a high profile and a focus on providing top customer service. 

Our committed drivers and teams represent typical New Zealand values and work hard to service our customers and 'deliver the goods'.

We’re proud of the work we do and passionate about making a real difference to people's lives.

At Hall's we want all our staff to go home safely every day. To help achieve this, we have a comprehensive Health and Safety Plan in place to protect us all, including pre-employment medicals and drug testing.

If you think this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!  Hall's Group the home of cool jobs. www.halls.co.nz

 

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