Employment Information
- Post ID: 203227087
- Open Date: September 29, 2024
- Close Date: December 21, 2024
- Organization: JWK CORPORATION CANADA
- Sector: Transportation & Logistics
- Business Location:Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (0 business days)
- Last Updated: 3 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/oakville/203227087/logistics-lead/
Job Details
- Experience: 2 years - 3 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $25.00 per hour / 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Education: College certificate or diploma more than 2 years
Job Description
Tasks
- Compile orders and instructions received from customers
- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee operational logistics of the organization
- Plan and organize operational logistics of the organization
- Revise type and quantity of materials required sent for production, construction and other projects
- Track and complete work orders
- Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Monitor movement of supplies and materials between departments
- Perform routine clerical duties
- Read blueprints, written specifications and production drawings
- Prepare and submit reports
- Ensure smooth operation of computer equipment and machinery
- Arrange for maintenance and repair work
- Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Light cleaning duties
- 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
- Co-ordinate activities with warehouse and production units
- Co-ordinate traffic flow of supplies
- Compile worksheets and specifications of orders
- Consult with production supervisor to schedule production runs in a cost and time-efficient manner
- Estimate type and quantity of materials and labour required for production, construction and other projects
- Monitor production progress
- Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
- Project management
- Provide customer service
- Train workers in duties and policies
- Conduct performance reviews
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Assist with maintenance of communications equipment
- 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 cross border dispatching regulations and practices
- Maintain vehicle operator work records
- Operate radio equipment
- Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment
- 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
Supervision
- 5-10 people
- Production clerks
- Purchasing and inventory clerks
- Shippers and receivers
- Storekeepers and parts clerks
- Transportation route and crew schedulers
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Dispatch management service software
- Word processing software
- Electronic scheduler
- Database software
- Electronic mail
- Spreadsheet
- AutoCAD
- Lean Manufacturing
- MS Outlook
- Material requirements planning (MRP) system
- Quick Books
- Inventory control software
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Windows
- MS Office
Area of work experience
- Quality assurance or control
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
- Estimating
- Expedition
- Production
- Traffic controlling
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Cellular phone
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Analytical
- Proactive
Benefits
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
- Night shift premium
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week