logistics coordinator

Work setting

• Transportation

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Compile orders and instructions received from customers
• Plan and organize operational logistics of the organization
• Track and complete work orders
• Monitor movement of supplies and materials between departments
• Perform routine clerical duties
• Prepare and submit reports
• Ensure smooth operation of computer equipment and machinery
• Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
• Monitor personnel workloads and locations
• Estimate type and quantity of materials and labour required for production, construction and other projects
• Provide customer service
• Train workers in duties and policies
• Arrange training for staff
• Co-ordinate, assign and review work
• 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
• Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
• Maintain vehicle operator work records
• Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses

Supervision

• Dispatchers and radio operators
• Transportation route and crew schedulers

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Electronic mail
• MS Outlook
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• MS Office

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan