Planner

Full-time

Hartland, NB

Schedule: Monday – Thursday 6am - 4pm

Planning, organizing, and monitoring runs and deliveries in order to ensure the most timely and efficient movement of trucks and to minimize empty miles and wait times.

How You’ll Help

- Identify required loads two to seven days out and organize for greatest efficiency.
- Assign and line up loads and deliveries based on efficiency and information from Brokers.
- Monitor scheduled runs to ensure they are on schedule and advise Brokers, Customer Service, and/or Planner in next region of any changes.
- Oversee daily activities of Drivers and address issues (e.g. load refusals, late deliveries, poor customer service) with Brokers; escalate issues to Fleet Services as required.
- Planners are tasked with the safe on time movement of freight between our customers and our terminal with scheduled and nonscheduled linehaul units.
- Responsible for monitoring loads and trucks in a specific geography prioritizing and planning power to move loads to destination.
- Communicate with drivers and brokers to execute plans.
- Answer calls, email and other forms of communication to drivers, terminal staff, CSR and other departments.
- Monitor road and weather conditions and initiate required actions in accordance with D&R; policy.
- Complete various reports and documents as required.




- Be an active part of the Linehaul Team and foster a positive environment of continuous improvement.
- Other related duties may be assigned.

Your Skills & Experience

- Post secondary education in logistics or business administration.
- An acceptable combination of education and training may be considered.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a time sensitive, planning and organizing role, preferable in the transportation industry.
- Highly organized with exceptional ability to multitask and stay on top of current status.
- Sense of urgency and responsive to changes in a timely and efficient manner.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel and Outlook; experience with TruckMate would be considered a robust asset.

As a federally regulated employer, Day & Ross fully supports the principles of employment equity and encourages all qualified members of the designated groups to apply. Day & Ross is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities and meeting their needs in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Accessible Canada Regulations and in alignment with our business practices, capabilities, and values.

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