Operations Manager

Day & Ross; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Day & Ross as an Operations Manager in Burnaby, BC, where you will lead terminal operations, focusing on team development, safety, and customer satisfaction. This full-time role is crucial for overseeing logistics processes, ensuring efficient pickups and deliveries while managing a high-performance team. Ideal for those with strong management skills and a background in transportation or logistics.

Qualifications

• Minimum of secondary education with preference for post-secondary.
• Previous transportation or operational experience is preferred.
• Must have current forklift certification and safety training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee terminal based pickups and deliveries and manage team performance.
• Lead LTL dock operation through a team of supervisors and employees.
• Initiate safety and process improvements while maintaining cost control.

Skills

Management skills

Problem-solving

Customer relationship skills

Safety awareness

Communication

Team development

Decision making

Results focus

Education

Post-secondary education (general stream)

Secondary education

Tools

MS products

AS400

Job description

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Operations Manager

Full-time

Burnaby, BC

As an Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all terminal based Pickups and Deliveries, equipment management and team development. Developing an engaged and motivated team is critical to the success of this role. A motivated, administrative professional with an emphasis on being customer, solution and process improvement focused will be key elements to your success. Building a solid relationship with the brokers with an understanding of the working contracts will be important to having a high success rate with the customers and general satisfaction of the brokers.

You will be a key manager in the terminal and have an important role in the overall success of the operations and will need to work with the other managers as a unified team to accomplish a high satisfaction rate with the customers while maintaining cost. Safety with both brokers and your team will be part of your everyday discussions and you will help maintain the culture of safety first.

How You’ll Help

• Lead and manage a fast paced and high volume LTL dock operation though a team of supervisors, lead hands, and front line employees.
• Coach and develop team members using a positive attitude, collaboration, clear communication, and direction.
• Make informed decisions based on safety, service, and productivity standards, with an understanding of company processes, policies and procedures.
• Initiate and lead process and customer experience improvements, while meeting deadlines and controlling costs.
• Understanding and use of key metrics used to manage terminal performance, including load factor, on-time delivery, LMS, and freight flow.
• Recognize problems and work with others towards a practical and speedy resolution.
• Backfill the Operations Supervisors at the facilities for vacation, personal emergencies etc.
• Responsible for vendor management for the facilities (repairs, snow removal, janitorial) as well as driver interaction such as broker pay resolution, contract renewals etc.
• Other related duties as may be required.

Your Skills And Experience

• Minimum of secondary education, with preference of post-secondary education (general stream), or a combination of education and experience.
• Previous Transportation or operational experience is preferred, various roles within transportation would be beneficial
• Experience in dealing with brokers or Owner / Operators
• Demonstrated experience in managing and motivating people
• Experience and knowledge of LTL Pick up dispatching and deliveries
• Computer skills – accuracy, MS products, AS400, web based programs
• Demonstrated customer relationship skills
• Able to work deadlines in high transactional environment
• Ability to champion business needs in a collaborative manner to colleagues
• Results focused
• Strong sense of urgency and ownership of deliverables
• Understanding contracts and budgets
• Must have a current forklift certification as well as all other safety training

To apply, visit our Careers page at dayross.com .

If you’re chosen for the role, you’ll be asked to provide reference and criminal background checks before employment. You’ll only be contacted if you’re selected for an interview.

About Day & Ross

From a single truckload of potatoes in the 1950s to a fleet of thousands, Day & Ross has grown to become one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in North America. With over 7,500 team members on and off the road in the US and Canada, we offer a diversified portfolio of freight and delivery solutions, including LTL, Truckload, Residential, Dedicated Fleet Solutions, and Logistics.

We believe our people are our greatest strength. For over a decade, we’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We’ve also been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation since 2018. Our recognition reflects the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.

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.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Truck Transportation

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