Transportation Logistics Coordinator

Work setting

• Transportation
• Willing to relocate
• Warehouse
• Head office
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Establish work schedules and procedures
• Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
• Resolve work related problems
• Recruit and hire staff
• Train workers in duties and policies
• Arrange training for staff
• Conduct performance reviews
• Co-ordinate, assign and review work
• Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
• Receive requests for emergency assistance or service
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
• Perform routine clerical duties
• Maintain work records and logs
• Ensure proper functioning of equipment
• Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
• Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
• Dispatch personnel as required by emergency situations
• Compile worksheets and specifications of orders
• Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
• Perform general office duties
• Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment
• Keep track of shipments
• Follow-up on issues with work orders
• Monitor personnel workloads and locations
• Organize warehouse and work areas
• Provide customer service
• Create, investigate, track and complete work orders
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Maintain vehicle operator work records

Supervision

• Dispatchers and radio operators
• More than 20 people
• Shippers and receivers
• Transportation route and crew schedulers
• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

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

Type of industry experience

• Trucking

Service experience

• Delivery

Area of specialization

• Traffic controlling

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Overtime required

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Cellular phone
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Analytical
• Proactive

Benefits

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