Faraz Zafar

Transport Scheduler

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Leicester, LeicesterMember since 19 April 2023

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About

I am an energetic and confident individual who possess the self-motivation and communication skills needed to provide excellent support and leadership. A keen learner who is always willing to give my undivided attention to the task at hand, which makes me devoted to my work.

I am always willing to go that extra mile to achieve, learn, and succeed. I can thrive under pressure and work closely within a team or under my own initiative to achieve a common goal.

I am a very strong believer in celebrating achievements and discussing weaknesses. I like to have a clear plan in place to overcome any shortcomings as an individual or as a team.

Experience

Contract negotiation with external stakeholders, local authorities, businesses and local teams.
Preparations of proposals for planned future proposals and also bidding on released tendered services.
Organisation and planning of routes and timetables.
Analysing existing schedules and developing new ones to improve efficiency.
Registration of services with local authority in line with government and local authority guidelines.
Preparing staff rosters to ensure the best use of drivers.
Creating duties in line with domestic driving hour rules and according to locally agreed terms with depots, trade unions and local authorities.
Optimisation of existing schedules to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders for enhanced productivity.
Ridership analysis, passenger number data analysis.
Trained in Trapeze platform-based scheduling and Optibus platforms.