Control Room Operations Coordinator – Yard & Transport

Purolator Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Purolator Inc. is seeking a Control Room Coordinator at our Etobicoke facility to manage the arrivals and departures of all vehicles and maintain an accurate log of transportation activities.

You will be the central point of communication between drivers, vendors, operators and the network team to drive efficiency. Your role includes monitoring yard access, updating the Yard Management System, coordinating equipment, and planning linehaul movements while ensuring safety and schedules.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of control room coordinator experience in the industry.
• Demonstrated experience in Excel and application-based software.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track yard access and inventory of all inbound and outbound trailers at the Warehouse/Sort Facility.
• Log all trailer moves in Yard Management System and maintain accurate yard inventory.
• Review daily transportation requirement for correct equipment to ensure we meet our volume agreements while staying within operational capacities.
• Handle operational and shipping issues with focus on mitigating customer, operational and financial impacts.
• Engage with Management, Sales and Customer Service teams to communicate any delays in shipments.
• Responsible for the distribution and tracking of equipment issued to Transport team.
• Responsible to ensure completions of daily Yard Checks and entry and interface into YMS.
• Control and establish accurate arrival and departure times of all linehaul units (TMS data entry and follow up).
• Provide continuous updates of yard positions for view.
• Plans, coordinates and monitors yard access for trailers.
• Partner and Collaborate with Managers, Team Leaders, shunters, drivers to ensure no disruption in operations.
• Act as a central communication point and lead communication with the network team.
• Partner and collaborate with Carriers, Management, Shunters, Drivers, and Linehaul Control to identify and communicate issues/ problems and maintain progress reports (includes communication about potential delays and plan for inbound and outbound linehauls).
• Responsible for assigning equipment to Shunters, Linehaul/city bulk drivers and Carriers
• Establish and Iimplement effective procedures and controls to safeguard assets and mitigate risks
• Complete all reports and required documentation as per scheduled timelines.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and yard rules and regulation

Skills

2-5 years of control room experience

Excel

Application-based software

English communication

Job description

Purolator Inc. is seeking a Control Room Coordinator at our Etobicoke facility to manage the arrivals and departures of all vehicles and maintain an accurate log of transportation activities.

You will be the central point of communication between drivers, vendors, operators and the network team to drive efficiency. Your role includes monitoring yard access, updating the Yard Management System, coordinating equipment, and planning linehaul movements while ensuring safety and schedules.