Dispatcher

We are recruiting truck dispatchers for carriers and freight terminals in Mississauga: 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 Mississauga

• Pearson cargo area (Malton, Derry Road and Airport Road): air-freight terminals, freight forwarders, courier hubs and trucking yards. Many sites ask for a criminal record check for airside access.

MiWay's 7 Airport, 42 Derry and 57 Courtneypark serve the Pearson-area terminals, the 43 Matheson–Argentia crosses Heartland and Meadowvale, and the 107 Malton Express runs from Islington subway station. The Milton GO line, and Malton GO on the Kitchener line, connect from Toronto and Brampton. Overnight service is reasonable near the airport and thin in Meadowvale and Clarkson. Parking is free.

These roles also suit people living in Malton, Meadowvale, Streetsville, Etobicoke and Brampton.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place dispatchers at client sites in Mississauga 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.