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Freight Forwarding Technician
Employer
BBE Expediting Ltd.Date Posted
August 22, 2024Languages
English-
Location Leduc, AB
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Earnings $26.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Sep 21, 2024
Employer
BBE Expediting Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
College/CEGEP
Work setting
- Industrial facility or establishment
- Various locations
- Freight forwarding
- Warehouse
- Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
Tasks
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee operational logistics of the organization
- Plan and organize operational logistics of the organization
- 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
- Perform general office duties
- Co-ordinate activities with warehouse and production units
- Co-ordinate traffic flow of supplies
- Compile worksheets and specifications of orders
- Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
- Project management
- Provide customer service
- Train workers in duties and policies
- Keep track of shipments
- Knowledge of cross border dispatching regulations and practices
- Establish work schedules and procedures
- Contact customers to deliver requested wakeup calls
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Certificate
- Forklift Operator Certification
Computer and technology knowledge
- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
- Electronic scheduler
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- MS Office
Type of industry experience
Shipping line
Area of specialization
Expedition
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Values and ethics
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating the work of clerks and activities with other units and departments; and in submitting progress reports, ensuring the smooth operation of computer systems, equipment and machinery, and arranging for maintenance and repair work
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in supervising the activities of workers; and in resolving work-related problems and establishing work schedules and procedures
- SOCIAL
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Interest in training workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.