Transport Allocator

**Transport Allocator**

**Darlington, Adelaide**
- Largest family-owned equipment hire company in ANZ and still growing
- Culture is our secret sauce-we care about our team mates & customers like family
- Ongoing training & career development-no experience needed
- $81,820 Salary package inc super + profit share + a $1,000 sign on bonus

**About the role**
This role is based within our Darlington branch. The Transport Allocator works with other teams across the branch network to allocate and manage drivers to ensure co-ordination and timely delivery, pick-up and exceptional customer service.

This role requires you to:

- Allocating drivers to deliveries and pickups of hire equipment from customer sites and other branches within our network
- Ensuring that you are representing the Kennard’s Hire brand in a professional manner at all times.
- Updating hire schedules
- Managing the service & maintenance of delivery vehicle fleet
- Ensure drivers are aware of all essential safety information before each hire leaves the branch
- Adhere to National Heavy Vehicle and CoR obligations
- Ensure allocations take into account required rest breaks
- Manage administration tasks and processes and work within time frames

**About you**
- Previous experience in a similar role or within logistics
- Successful applicants have come from various backgrounds such as; Customer service, hire, building & construction, hospitality, retail, driver, landscaping, trade & maintenance.
- A proven ability to be adaptable to changing priorities and work conditions including the ability to both work as part of a team and to work autonomously to complete tasks within required timeframes
- Available to work Monday to Friday
- Problem solving skills and the ability to “think on their feet” to resolve customer or delivery scheduling issues
- A proven ability to work autonomously and complete tasks independently within required timeframes
- Strong communication skills including the ability to follow directions, ask questions to ensure understanding, and proactively provide information to team members
- Time management skills including the ability to plan ahead and reschedule in accordance with changes in priorities
- Be proactive and keen to learn new skills
- An interest in machinery and equipment, although training will be provided
- A positive attitude and team player

**Why join the family**
- We are Australia and New Zealand’s largest family-owned equipment hire company
- Our values are at the heart of everything we do; One Family, Fair Dinkum, Taking Hire Higher & Every
- Customer a Raving Fan

**We offer great Benefits & Rewards such as;**
- Profit Share bonus
- Paid Parental Leave
- Extensive training and development throughout your career with us
- Career progression and internal transfer opportunities - across state and international borders
- Staff discount rates on our hire gear
- Access to our employee benefits program including discounts on insurance, eye care, travel and more
- Annual Awards night, Team BBQs and many other fun social events

**Please note**:Background/Police Checks will be carried out as part of the recruitment process