About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations.
- Perform general office duties.
- Provide customer service.
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems.
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders.
- Keep track of shipments.
- Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices.
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations.
- Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment.
- Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment.
- Computer and technology knowledge: Dispatch management service software.
- Mapping and data visualization software.
- Monitoring and tracking software.
- Word processing software.
- Electronic mail.
- Spreadsheet.
- Internet.
- MS Windows.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Drug test.
- Basic security clearance.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: On call.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).