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Logistics Coordinator
Posted on March 24, 2025
by DREAM LOGISTICS INC.
2851 16AVE NE, Edmonton, Alberta T6T 0K2
Job Sector:
Transportation & Logistics
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 202
Duration: 2 calendar days (3 business days)
Last Updated: 3 days ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/alberta/edmonton/280446501/logistics-coordinator/
Job Description
Tasks
- Compile orders and instructions received from customers
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Plan and organize operational logistics of the organization
- Track and complete work orders
- Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
- Prepare and submit reports
- Arrange for maintenance and repair work
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Maintain work records and logs
- Organize warehouse and work areas
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- 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
- Monitor production progress
- Project management
- Train workers in duties and policies
- Conduct performance reviews
- Co-ordinate, assign and review work
- 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
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
- Maintain vehicle operator work records
- 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
- Contact customers to deliver requested wakeup calls
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Electronic scheduler
- Electronic mail
- Database
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Windows
- MS Office
Service experience
- Trucking
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
- Repetitive tasks
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Values and ethics
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Analytical
- Proactive