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Transportation Planner

Parrish & Heimbecker

Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Transportation Planner for our Milling division based in Hamilton, ON.

P&H Milling

P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products. The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati. In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.

From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.

Benefits

Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include:

• Learning and Development Programs
• Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• RRSP Matching
• Wellness Program
• Company Events

Your Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Transportation Planner to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing efficient transportation strategies to enhance the delivery of our products. This role involves analyzing transportation needs, optimizing routes, and coordinating with various stakeholders to ensure smooth operations. This role also requires developing and maintaining relationships with internal customers as well as 3PL carriers.

Day to Day

• Scheduling bulk deliveries daily, addressing and resolving shipment issues
• Manage tendering loads to 3PL carriers, monitor and manage accessorial charges
• Collaborate with other internal and external departments and work within tight deadlines set by Customer Service and the Flour Mills.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Planner and arrange truck and tanker drop offs for repairs, maintenance and internal/external washes.
• Payroll activities for all company drivers.
• Manage 3PL Carrier performance

Required Qualifications

• 5 Years or Greater Experience in Planning/Dispatching Local Drivers, Load Planning.
• Experience with Pneumatic multi-axle tankers, rail tankers as well as domestic intermodal deliveries would be considered assets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Intermodal Rail experience as well as Bulk rail experience would and asset.
• Proficiency in transportation management systems (TMS) Descartes experience would be beneficial, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with internal teams and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and safety standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Commercial Transportation legal regulations, Ontario Highway Traffic act and HOS requirements.
• Descartes TMS knowledge
• Samsara Fleet Management knowledge
• Ability to independently handle multiple projects.
• Excellent communication, negotiating and customer service skills.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H’s roots go back over 115 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.

With over 80 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.

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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.