Job description Transportation Logistics Supervisor in the Montréal Region
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Find out what work is like for a transportation logistics supervisor in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations (NOC 12013).

Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations

Description

Supervisors of supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations supervise the activities of workers in unit group 13201 Production and transportation logistics coordinators and in sub-major group 144: Supply chain logistics, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.

Work week duration

Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Supervise, plan, assign and review the work of clerks engaged in the following duties: shipping, receiving, storing, distributing and maintaining inventories of materials, parts and products; processing purchasing transactions; coordinating production work; dispatching crews; scheduling transportation crews and routes; and other related activities
  • Ensure compliance with policies, procedures for safety and security, standards and regulations in force and participate in their improvement
  • Resolve various problems and related complaints and implement corrective measures and process improvements
  • Train workers in job duties
  • Requisition supplies and materials
  • Ensure smooth operation of computer systems, equipment and machinery and arrange for maintenance and repair work
  • May conduct performance reviews of supervised workers
  • May perform the same duties as workers supervised.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Walking and running
  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Establishements throughout the private and public sector

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 12013), and a list of similar occupations:

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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