Company Overview

Ghent Landscape is a dynamic and growing landscape construction company dedicated to providing exceptional outdoor solutions while promoting a healthy work-life balance for our employees. We value fairness, teamwork, and opportunities for career advancement, making us a great place to build your future.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and adaptable Logistics Manager to join our team and lead logistics operations for a busy landscape construction company. This role involves managing trucking and material deliveries, overseeing a team of drivers, coordinating with internal departments, and ensuring operational efficiency and compliance.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the driving team, including scheduling, performance reviews, hiring, and addressing employee concerns.
• Schedule trucks and drivers to multiple job sites and coordinate daily deliveries and pickups of aggregates and materials.
• Resolve any on-site problems related to logistics, materials, and personnel in a timely manner.
• Track truck locations and provide drivers with real-time updates and routing adjustments.
• Manage billing for all trucking and delivery activities, including collecting documentation, job costing, and preparing invoices.
• Prepare and maintain site documentation, including daily reports, equipment logs, safety inspection records, aggregates delivered, trucking invoices, change orders.
• Prepare and analyze operational reports such as fuel usage and idling time, and present actionable insights and recommendations to management.
• Secure required permits, including for oversize loads, and ensure compliance with MTO safety and regulatory requirements.
• Track and schedule regular maintenance and repairs for trucks and specialty equipment with our shop team.
• Assist with organization of the yard, ensuring vehicles and equipment are properly cleaned, parked and maintained.
• Communicate with project managers and foremen/forewomen daily to identify and meet trucking needs for various divisions.
• Act as a backup for floating equipment to job sites when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of logistics experience in construction, landscaping, or a related industry.
• Education in project management, construction, or a related field is preferred.
• Valid DZ license with a clean driving record, AZ license preferred
• Experience floating equipment is considered a strong asset.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and dynamic schedules.
• Familiarity with specialty trucks such as hydro seeders, stone slingers, roll-off trucks, and water trucks is a strong asset.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
• Must have completed WHMIS and Occupational Health and Safety Awareness training (or be willing to obtain prior to starting).

Ghent Landscape is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications, with emphasis on selecting the best-qualified person for the job. Ghent Landscape does not discriminate against applicants based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, provincial, or local law. If accommodation is required during the application or interview process, please contact 519-581-7113.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person