logistics coordinator

at  Millar Western Forest Products Ltd

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• or equivalent experience

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

• Monitoring and tracking software
• Electronic mail
• Spreadsheet
• IBM Lotus
• MS Outlook
• Internet
• Inventory control software
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• MS Windows
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• MS Office

TYPE OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Shipping line
• Rail industry

SERVICE EXPERIENCE

• Ship
• Trucking

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks

• Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
• Monitor movement of supplies and materials between departments
• Perform routine clerical duties
• Prepare and submit reports
• Perform general office duties
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• 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
• Monitor production progress
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
• Provide customer service
• Communicate with ships, aircraft and other remote operations
• Keep track of shipments
• Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices
• Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
• Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Establish work schedules and procedures
• Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization