Dispatcher

We are recruiting truck dispatchers for carriers and freight terminals in Brampton: city, regional and cross-border boards.

A dispatcher is the link between customers, drivers and the dock. You plan and assign loads, keep drivers legal on their hours, track freight, deal with delays and breakdowns as they happen and keep the customer told. Carriers want people who know hours-of-service rules, stay level under pressure and treat drivers with respect.

Pay and hours

• $23.00 to $30.00 an hour. Cross-border experience, night and weekend dispatch and larger boards pay at the top of the range.
• Day, afternoon and night shifts, including weekends at 24-hour terminals
• On site at the terminal
• Overtime paid at time and a half after 44 hours in a week
• Offered as: temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Plan routes and assign loads to drivers
• Track trucks and freight and update customers
• Keep drivers within hours-of-service limits using electronic logs
• Handle delays, breakdowns and appointment changes
• Enter loads, paperwork and billing details in the dispatch system

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• At least one year of dispatch experience at a carrier, broker or private fleet
• Working knowledge of hours-of-service rules and Ontario geography
• Confident on the phone and in a dispatch or transportation management system
• Able to stay calm and organised when the plan changes

Helpful, not required: cross-border and customs paperwork experience; a second language; previous driving experience.

The work environment

• Fast, phone-heavy desk work with constant interruptions
• Shift work, including nights and weekends at some terminals

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Brampton

• Airport Road and the intermodal corridor: container transload and third-party logistics warehouses around the CN intermodal terminal and Highway 407, many running around the clock, with carrier yards beside them.

Most Brampton sites are on or near a Züm express route: the 511 along Steeles, the 505 along Bovaird and the 501 along Queen. Bramalea GO, on the Kitchener line, is a short bus ride from the Steeles and Airport Road sites. Service thins out late in the evening, so tell your recruiter how you travel before taking a night shift. Parking is free at essentially every site.

These roles also suit people living in Bramalea, Springdale, Malton and Caledon.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place dispatchers at client sites in Brampton throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.