Dispatcher
Manitoulin Group of Companies
Dispatcher
Manitoulin Group of Companies
Moves freight and manages international shipping
The Dispatcher role is a fast-paced, demanding position focused on planning and coordinating the pickups and deliveries for our Nanaimo service area, including surrounding rural routes. We're looking to onboard a dedicated professional to join our team and help us meet or exceed our customers' expectations.
As a Dispatcher, you'll be the nerve center of our operations, ensuring smooth and efficient daily flow. Your key duties will include:
Scheduling to execute all of the terminals pickups and deliveries
Verify equipment and driver availability including start times.
Dealing with customers, drivers, central dispatch, Terminal Manager, etc.
Dock work
Other duties may be assigned
The ideal candidate will have the skills and knowledge to hit the ground running in a dynamic environment.
A thorough working knowledge of the Nanaimo Area
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of equipment
Organized with good time management skills
Aptitude for math
Ability to perform under pressure
Moves freight and manages international shipping
The Manitoulin Group of Companies moves freight for businesses across Canada and between Canada and the United States, and arranges international shipping. Its trucking company, Manitoulin Transport, carries partial and full truckloads through Canadian terminals and works with partner carriers for US deliveries. Shippers pay transportation charges for services that include rush deliveries, rail-and-truck moves, and temperature-controlled or dangerous goods. Sister companies provide warehousing, crating, customs clearance, and air and ocean freight forwarding, letting clients arrange several stages of a shipment through the group. Its roots date to a grocery wholesaler incorporated in 1953, which moved into trucking in 1960.
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