freight forwarding technician

Job Responsibility:

• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Freight forwarding

Tasks

• Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
• Monitor movement of supplies and materials between departments
• Prepare and submit reports
• Ensure smooth operation of computer equipment and machinery
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Co-ordinate activities with warehouse and production units
• Compile worksheets and specifications of orders
• Consult with production supervisor to schedule production runs in a cost and time-efficient manner
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
• Co-ordinate, assign and review work
• Communicate with ships, aircraft and other remote operations
• 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
• Respond to urgent calls from individual who find themselves in life threatening situation and who require assistance
• Establish work schedules and procedures
• Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Accurate

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week