Production and transportation logistics coordinators

Production and transportation logistics coordinators

NOC
13201

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.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Moderate
Moderate

3-Year Job Openings

108
 

Median Hourly Wage

N/A

Average Salary

$56,200
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

822
 
Job details

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
  • supply control coordinator
Requirements

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

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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44.4%
Female
55.6%
Male
Employment by age

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5.3%
15-24
17.9%
25-34
30.5%
35-44
27.2%
45-54
16.6%
55-64
2.6%
65+
Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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1.3%
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
32.3%
High School, Diploma or Equivalent
7.9%
Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
41.3%
College or University Below Bachelor Level
17.2%
University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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37.1%
Transportation and warehousing
21.9%
Manufacturing
9.3%
Wholesale trade
31.8%
All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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6.60%
Northeast
44.40%
Southeast
23.20%
Southwest
11.30%
Central
14.60%
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

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.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$48,000
Northeast
$53,600
Southeast
$69,000
Southwest
$52,000
Central
$51,000
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

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.

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

No Data Available
Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$56,200

Newfoundland

$82,000

Prince Edward Island

$76,000

Nova Scotia

$54,800

Canada

$65,500
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

108
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

50
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

57
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

270
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

59
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

209