Transportation Coordinator - Dispatch - Kamloops Flat Deck
Transportation Coordinator - Dispatch - Kamloops Flat Deck
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Job Description
Overview
Over 100 years in business the Arrow Group of Companies has led the way in developing service focused transportation solutions by working with a broad range of customers hauling a wider variety of products and expanding our presence throughout Canada and the United States. Arrow is an industry leading transportation distribution and materials handling organization.
We are looking for a Transportation Coordinator for the BC Flat Deck Kamloops Trucking Division a division that specializes in serving key customers by hauling a variety of commodities like Lumber Pipe Building Products Over Dimensional Loads from various origin to destination locations across Western Canada. Approximately 60 employees report into BC Flat Deck Trucking Division including Company Drivers Lease Operators Shop staff and Office staff.
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We Offer
- Competitive Compensation: $70000 $78000 annually
- Pension matching progam 4
- Extended Medical benefits including dental pharmaceutical paramedical life insurance short and long term disability insurance and Flex Modular benefits program allows you to choose which items are Most important to you!
- Shift: 5 on; 2 off; 2 weeks of Morning Shift 6am 3pm) and 2 weeks of Afternoon Shift 11am 7pm) some flexibility may be required
- On call component required
- This is an inoffice position
- We promote from within! A career with a growing organization backed by the stability of a company that has been in business since 1919!
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Division Manager and Operations Supervisor the Transportation Coordinators primary role is to coordinate and oversee the routing and scheduling of our daily trucking services to meet customer requirements focusing on maximizing payload and productivity in a safe and effective manner.
- Assists with the planning coordination and oversight of the routing and scheduling of drivers and equipment and assures compliance with time schedules and applicable laws codes rules and regulations.
- Ensures the drivers have the proper instructions to perform their duties safely and listens to all driver concerns and acts on them appropriately.
- Primary responsibility in creating weekly/daily schedules based on customer targets and company objectives.
- Ensures that schedules are carried out in an effective and efficient manner.
- Coordinates the daily assignment of company and contracted resources to maximize equipment productivity and payload while maintaining a high level of customer service.
- Manages the daily operations of the dispatch office.
- Makes necessary adjustments for road closures overloads lateness and related problems.
- Communicates regularly with the drivers to assist and manage implications caused by truck problems lateness and accidents.
- Communicates with the customer to report compliance to daily targets as well as course of action should deviation to plans occur.
- Oversees the assignment of spare drivers should there be a short or longterm shortfall of regular drivers.
- Communicates with the Primary customer as well as all applicable supplier sites to exchange. information coordinate activities and resolve issues concerns and questions regarding trucking services customer site and/or driver issues.
- Follow all workplace safety policies and compliance regulations participate in identifying hazards.
- Comply with all rules and regulations protocols and established metrics.
You Possess
- 46 years of successful experience as a Transportation Coordinator or similar for a similar industry i.e. trucking logging forestry mining etc.
- Preference will be given to those with postsecondary Education.
- Strong safety mindset
- Strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to oversee a team
- Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Embodies Arrows Core Values: Safety Quality Teamwork Responsibility Integrity and Fun!
- Demonstrates strong communication skills both verbally and written
- Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
- Highly flexible with solid interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse working environment
- Computer proficiency Microsoft Suite (Excel Word Outlook) Ability to learn new software applications.
- Demonstrates internal and external Customer Service excellence
- Selfstarter
- Being mechanically inclined is a valuable asset
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
