Recycling Partners of Jamaica is seeking a capable professional to fill the position of Logistics Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise with transportation companies to create a good working relationship
- Develop efficient collection schedules and routes for the collection of plastics and drop off points
- Manage the drivers and related contract services
- Help in recruiting competent and hardworking drivers and/or contractors and ensure that they are discharging their duties
- Create a safe working environment for the drivers by putting in place safety measures. Dispense safety and PPE gear to employees and ensure regular toolbox meetings for drivers
- Ensure that the financial documentation and invoicing processes at each stage is followed assiduously as part of record keeping measures
- Periodically inspect collected plastics to ensure they are in the right quantity and quality
- Give clear directions and guidelines to shipping agents about nature of goods and delivery locations and maintain communication to ensure timely delivery
- Any other duties that may be deemed necessary
- B.Sc. in Civil or Mechanical Engineering
- Post graduate qualifications will be considered an asset
- A minimum of five (5) years experience in a similar logistics role
- Experience in project management (certification is an asset)
- Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time management
- Strong client-facing and team work skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner
- Excellent human relations skills to be able to work effectively with all members of the logistics team, getting them to perform optimally
- Good communication and multitasking skills to understand the details of collection processing and shipping and to be able to coordinate a multi sectoral team to carry out these functions seamlessly
- Attention to detail - he/she must be mindful of even the little details of an assignment