logistics manager - transportation
- Victoria, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Tasks
Security and safety
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
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
- 11-15 people
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
- Valid driver's licence
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Large workload
- Work under pressure
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- 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
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage daily transportation operations, including shipping documentation, shipment tracking, regulatory compliance, and policies for transporting and storing goods. Oversee vehicle and goods scheduling and dispatch, transportation rates and revenue, and supervise a team of 11–15 people.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate is specified, and experience is an asset. The role requires a valid driver's licence and includes criminal record, licence validity, and driving record checks; strong communication, organization, accuracy, reliability, and teamwork are also emphasized.
Skills
- Transportation Compliance
- Shipping Documentation
- Shipment Tracking
- Vehicle Scheduling
- Dispatching
- Rate Setting
- Revenue Monitoring
- Operations Management
- Team Supervision
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Organization
- Judgment
- Flexibility
- Client Focus
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Transportation
- Trucking
- Logistics
- Shipping Documentation
- Goods Tracking
- Shipment Tracing
- Transportation Compliance
- Regulations
- Transportation Policies
- Goods Storage
- Vehicle Scheduling
- Dispatching
- Transportation Service Rates
- Revenue Monitoring
- Daily Operations
- Team Supervision
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Criminal Record Check
- Driving Record Check
- Professional Liability Insurance