logistics manager - transportation
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Trucking company.
Tasks:
- Arrange for shipping documentation and the tracking and tracing of goods in transit.
- Ensure transport compliance with regulations.
- Establish and implement policies and standards for the transportation and storage of goods.
- Oversee the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and goods.
- Oversee the setting of transportation service rates and monitor revenue.
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations.
Supervision:
11-15 people.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Eligible for professional liability insurance.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Large workload.
- Work under pressure.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans:
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.