Overview
Dispatcher, trucks Jobs in Kitchener, Canada at Ranger Motor freight
- Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language:
English
- Hours:
70 hours bi-weekly
- Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year
- Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Maintain work records and logs
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations
- Organize warehouse and work areas
- Perform general office duties
- Provide customer service
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
- Assist with maintenance of communications equipment
- Communicate with ships, aircraft and other remote operations
- 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
- 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
- IBM AS/400
- Dispatch management service software
- Mapping and data visualization software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Word processing software
- Database software
- Electronic mail
- Electronic scheduler
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
- Internet
- MS Windows
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Parking available
Tasks
Computer and technology knowledge
Specialization or experience
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Personal suitability
Screening questions
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Title: Dispatcher, trucks
Company: Ranger Motor freight
Location: Kitchener, Canada
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