Transportation logistics coordinator

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Manufacture

Tasks

• Oversee operational logistics of the organization
• Co-ordinate traffic flow of supplies
• Co-ordinate, assign and review work
• Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
• Dispatch personnel as required by emergency situations
• Keep track of shipments
• Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
• Maintain vehicle operator work records
• Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment
• Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people
• Dispatchers and radio operators
• Purchasing and inventory clerks
• Shippers and receivers
• Storekeepers and parts clerks
• Transportation route and crew schedulers

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Forklift Operator Certification

Computer and technology knowledge

• Dispatch management service software
• Electronic mail
• Spreadsheet
• Internet
• Inventory control software

Service experience

• Delivery

Area of specialization

• Expedition

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Initiative

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Travel insurance