Posted 23 days ago
Logistics Planner
@ American Iron and Metal
Hamilton, Ontario
Overview
American Iron and Metal (AIM) is hiring a Logistics Planner / Dispatcher to coordinate daily transportation across its fleet of drivers and equipment. The role involves building schedules, optimizing routes, and monitoring activity in real time. The posting offers a salary of CAD $60,000–70,000 plus paid vacation, benefits and an RRSP match.
Pay:
$60,000–$70,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Plan and dispatch daily transportation across multiple locations
- Optimize routes and schedules to cut costs and raise productivity
- Coordinate pickups, deliveries and transfers between AIM facilities and customers
- Monitor driver activity, equipment and transportation performance
- Track utilization, on-time performance and load efficiency
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years in dispatch, transportation planning, logistics or fleet operations
- Experience coordinating drivers and equipment in trucking
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Experience with TMS or fleet platforms is an asset
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · smartrecruiters
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Tuition support |
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American Iron and Metal
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Full company description
American Iron & Metal (AIM) is a family-owned, Canada-based company founded in 1936. Since that day, AIM has grown to be recognized as one of the World’s most sophisticated metal recyclers, specializing in the recovery and recycling of scrap metal by-products. With the growth and support of our 4,000+ valued employees, we have evolved into a successful and multifaceted company with a global footprint and over 125 sites worldwide. The primary reason? An effective and thorough development strategy. Today, AIM’s operations are headed by its founder’s successors: Herbert, Ronald, and Ricky Black, who have vowed to uphold the company’s long-established standards for quality. From its humble Canadian origins, we have grown to become a sophisticated leader in ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling (AIM Recycling), decommissioning & demolition (Delsan AIM), auto-parts sales & recycling (AIM Kenny U-Pull), manufacturing of solder assemblies (AIM Global Solder Solutions), construction waste recycling (AIM Eco-Centre), and production of customized industrial & mining products (AIM Minesource).
- LinkedIn followers
- 94,252
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 985
- Reported office locations
- 9100 Boul Henri-Bourassa E, Montréal, QC H1E 2S4, CA
- 75 Steel City Crt, Hamilton, Ontario L8H 3Y2, CA
- Business categories
- Construction
- Environmental Consulting
- Mining
- Waste Management
- Logistics
- Recycling
- Precious Metals
- Automotive
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- American Iron and Metal
- American Iron & Metal (AIM)
- Specialties
- Ferrous Scrap Recycling
- Aluminum Recycling
- Copper Recycling
- and Nickel Chrome Based Metal Recycling
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
American Iron & Metal (AIM) is a family-owned, Canada-based company founded in 1936. Since that day, AIM has grown to be recognized as one of the World’s most sophisticated metal recyclers, specializing in the recovery and recycling of scrap metal by-products. With the growth and support of our 4,000+ valued employees, we have evolved into a successful and multifaceted company with a global footprint and over 125…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Utilities |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Montréal, QC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1936 |
| Specialties | Ferrous Scrap RecyclingAluminum RecyclingCopper Recyclingand Nickel Chrome Based Metal Recycling |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 289 |
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Company Description
American Iron & Metal (AIM) is a family-owned company and recognized global leader in the metal recycling industry with more than 125 sites and 4000 employees worldwide. We have continued to prosper for the last eight decades thanks to the dedication of our employees and the ongoing trust and support of our customers.
Become part of team AIM, a growing team with an entrepreneurial spirit who has over the years evolved into a successful and multifaceted company with business divisions that include metal recycling, decommissioning and demolition, auto-parts sales and recycling, manufacturing of solder assemblies, construction waste recycling, and production of customized industrial and mining products.
We take pride in doing good things for the environment to help create a greener, more sustainable future for all.
It’s simple; we do it right. We AIM for excellence.
What we offer!
- A competitive compensation package with an annual salary range of CAD $60,000–70,000.
- Paid vacation, benefits and a RRSP matching program
- Annual AIM tuition scholarship program up to $8,500 per eligible dependents
- The tools and support needed to be successful in your career and professional development
- A dynamic & rewarding work environment that is also a lot of fun!
Job Description
The Dispatcher / Transportation Planner is responsible for coordinating daily transportation activities across a fleet of company drivers and equipment. The successful candidate will build efficient schedules, optimize routes, monitor transportation activity in real time, and work closely with drivers, operations teams, and customers to ensure safe and on-time pick-ups.
This role requires strong communication skills, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
What you're responsible for:
- Plan and dispatch daily transportation requirements across multiple locations.
- Optimize routes and schedules to maximize fleet productivity and minimize transportation costs.
- Coordinate pickups, deliveries, transfers, and material movements between AIM facilities and customer locations.
- Monitor driver activity, equipment availability, and transportation performance throughout the day.
- Communicate effectively with drivers regarding schedules, route changes, delays, and customer requirements.
- Work closely with yard operations, site managers, and transportation leadership to prioritize workloads and address operational challenges.
- Respond quickly to service disruptions, equipment issues, traffic delays, and changing business needs.
- Track key transportation metrics including utilization, on-time performance, and load efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, company policies, and safety standards.
- Maintain accurate records within dispatch, fleet management, and transportation systems.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve transportation performance and customer service.
Qualifications
To join our team:
- A post-secondary qualification is preferred
- 2+ years of experience in dispatching, transportation planning, logistics, fleet operations, or a related field.
- Experience coordinating drivers and equipment within a trucking or transportation environment.
- Strong understanding of transportation operations, routing, and scheduling.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and adapt to changing demands throughout the day.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Experience with transportation management systems (TMS), dispatch software, or fleet management platforms is considered an asset.
Additional Information
What Success Looks Like:
- Drivers are utilized effectively and operating safely.
- Customer commitments are consistently met.
- Equipment downtime and empty miles are minimized.
- Transportation costs are controlled through effective planning.
- Operational issues are resolved quickly with minimal disruption.
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