Challenger Motor Freight Inc
Operations Supervisor - Fastfrate Group (Montreal)
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Lead daily sortation and dispatch operations, manage staff, ensure timely deliveries, resolve service issues, and support compliance and improvements.
Fastfrate Group has been providing industry-leading transportation services for more than 50 years. From what started out as an LTL over the road and intermodal carrier, Fastfrate has grown into a diverse group comprised of multiple companies operating across Canada. This evolution allows us to offer customers a full suite of asset-based transportation including over-the-road, cross-border, intermodal LTL and TL, drayage and transload, warehousing, distribution, logistics services and final mile.
Purpose of Position:
To lead and optimize daily sortation and dispatch operations by managing staff, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries, resolving service issues, and supporting continuous improvement and compliance across logistics functions.Key Accountabilities:
Qualifications:
Purpose of Position:
To lead and optimize daily sortation and dispatch operations by managing staff, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries, resolving service issues, and supporting continuous improvement and compliance across logistics functions.
- Oversee daily sortation and dispatch operations to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of shipments.
- Lead and manage sortation associates and delivery drivers to maintain high performance standards.
- Conduct daily safety inspections and enforce compliance with safety protocols.
- Monitor and manage sorter labor hours to maintain Parcels Per Hour (PPH) targets and optimize operational efficiency.
- Strategically optimize route assignments based on demand, vehicle capacity, and performance metrics.
- Track delivery progress, proactively address service issues, and resolve customer complaints.
- Manage return shipments, cancellations, and resolve delivery discrepancies effectively.
- Ensure strict adherence to company policies and regulatory compliance standards.
- Prepare and submit comprehensive dispatch, wash, and End-of-shift reports to senior management.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with transportation, customer service, and inventory teams to enhance operational workflows.
- Provide operational support to the Terminal Manager and contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes.
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or certificate in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or related trade, with 2+ years of operations supervision experience.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in logistics software and reporting tools.
- Knowledge of safety regulations, compliance standards, and ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- Skilled in word processing and email management
- Comfortable navigating MS Windows operating system
- Proficiency with logistics systems and reporting
This position reports to the Terminal Manager. This position functions under the guidance of the Terminal Manager, the immediate Manager/supervisor periodically checks assignments for progress. While the role does hold formal authority over sortation team, it involves responsibility for managing and overseeing several sortation reports, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in the sorting process.
Working Conditions:
Consolidated Fastfrate is compliant with all laws in providing accommodation to persons with disabilities and provides an accessible environment. We will accommodate persons with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and persons with disabilities will be accommodated on hiring and during employment. Should you require accommodation, please do not hesitate to request it
Working Conditions:
- Warehouse or distribution center environment
- Standing, walking, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Shift work includes early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- Follow safety protocols and use PPE
- Strong attention to detail.
Consolidated Fastfrate is compliant with all laws in providing accommodation to persons with disabilities and provides an accessible environment. We will accommodate persons with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and persons with disabilities will be accommodated on hiring and during employment. Should you require accommodation, please do not hesitate to request it
Top Skills
Logistics Software
Microsoft Office Suite
Challenger Motor Freight Inc Dorval, Québec, CAN Office
2770 Avenue Andre, Dorval, Quebec, Canada, H9P 1K6
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