Transportation Logistics Coordinator

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Willing to relocate
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Transportation
- Warehouse
- Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
- Head office
**Tasks**:

- Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Perform routine clerical duties
- Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Maintain work records and logs
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations
- Organize warehouse and work areas
- Perform general office duties
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Recruit and hire staff
- Compile worksheets and specifications of orders
- Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
- Provide customer service
- Train workers in duties and policies
- Arrange training for staff
- Conduct performance reviews
- Co-ordinate, assign and review work
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
- Dispatch personnel as required by emergency situations
- Follow-up on issues with work orders
- Keep track of shipments
- Maintain vehicle operator work records
- Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
- Respond to urgent calls from individual who find themselves in life threatening situation and who require assistance
- Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Establish work schedules and procedures
**Supervision**:

- Dispatchers and radio operators
- More than 20 people
- Shippers and receivers
- Transportation route and crew schedulers
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- CPR Certificate
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Electronic scheduler
- Electronic mail
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Spreadsheet
- MS Outlook
- Quick Books
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Windows
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- MS Office
**Service experience**:

- Delivery
- Trucking
**Area of specialization**:

- Traffic controlling
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Safety equipment/gear
- Cellular phone
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Analytical
- Proactive
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
- Mileage paid
**Long term benefits**:

- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available