Production and transportation logistics coordinators
Production logistics coordinators coordinate the flow of work and materials, prepare schedules and monitor the progress of production projects. Transportation logistics coordinators coordinate the transportation movement of shipped products.
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Full NOC Description
Production logistics coordinators coordinate and expedite the flow of work within an establishment, prepare work and production schedules and monitor the progress of production and construction projects. Transportation logistics coordinators coordinate and monitor the movement of products and ensure that products are shipped and received on schedule. They are employed by manufacturing and construction companies and other industrial establishments.
Main Duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Production logistics coordinators
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of supply-chain work units or departments
- Consult with production supervisor to schedule production runs in a cost and time-efficient manner
- Communicate regularly with other production coordinators, warehouse, production and construction supervisors and purchasing and inventory clerks to coordinate activities between warehouses, production floors, construction sites or other supply chain work units or departments
- Maintains inventory of materials and parts needed to complete production
- Prepare and maintain various reports on the progress of work, materials used, rates of production and other production information, using manual or computerized systems.
Transportation logistics coordinators
- Coordinate and monitor logistics of the movement of parts, supplies and materials within an establishment and ensure that supplies, materials and products are shipped and received on schedule
- Prepare and process all customs documents for International & U.S. shipments.
Also Known As
- dispatch logistician
- freight forwarding logistician
- production coordinator
- production scheduler
- supply chain coordinator - production
Employment Requirements
- Completion of a post-secondary education program of less than two years in Business or Supply Chain Management or extensive experience as a dispatcher, production clerk or scheduling clerk is usually required.
Provincial Regulation
Not Provincially Regulated
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Economic Regions
The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.
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