Scale Operator - Summer Student

Job ID: 524093

Position Title: Scale Operator - Summer Student

Employment Type: Contract, Full-time

Location: Milton, Ontario (CA-ON)

Compensation: $19.00 to $21.85 per hour

Ready for your next challenge? Join us at CRH Canada! We're 100 years strong; together we can reinvent the way the world is built.

Dufferin Aggregates , a division of CRH Canada is hiring a Scale Operator - Summer Student !

Who we are:

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers and one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People , Dufferin Aggregates is a leading supplier of aggregates for the construction industry in Ontario. We operate more than 20 sites, including quarries, sand pits and distribution yards to supply crushed stone, sand and gravel, recycled crushed concrete as well as recycled crushed asphalt, for the commercial, industrial, residential and civil engineering sector.

CRH Canada is proud to be a part of CRH, a global leader in building materials solutions. For the past 100 years, we have been developing innovative solutions to build the cities of tomorrow. Globally, CRH employs 80,000 people at 4,000 operating locations in 28 countries and has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe.

Why work with us?

• Join a global leader and be part of one of the world's largest construction and building materials companies, recognized for innovation and excellence.
• Grow your career with access rewarding development opportunities across Canada, with programs designed to help you reach your full potential.
• Build your expertise by gaining hands-on experience working with an industry leader and contribute to projects that shape communities and infrastructure.

• Receive customer orders via phone & email.
• Order entry into our operating system (Command)
• Dispatch - Tare and ticket vendor vehicles
• Monitoring of on-time delivery
• Maintain radio communication with loader operators and quality assurance regarding material piles, location and "time in yard"
• Receive general inquiries and when required redirect in a courteous manner to appropriate personnel
• Maintain COD plant tracking sheet
• Retain ticket audit logs and forward signed deliveries into third party for scanning
• Execute daily audits to ensure billing accuracy
• Ensure safety requirements are followed (PPE) and violations are reported
• Remotely operate other DFA locations where a Dispatcher is not present
• Travel to various sites to cover for other Dispatchers when required
• Customer Service Centre admin support

• High School Diploma or Post-Secondary education or equivalent business related experience
• Prior Dispatch or customer service experience, preferably in the construction industry
• Basic knowledge of the aggregate process, market geography, and product applications
• Proficient with computer based technology including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office, Google Earth and web based service
• Foster a sense of collaboration and work effectively across organization to achieve goals
• Adapts and learns - work effectively in the face of ambiguity, shifting priorities and rapid change while actively developing ones skills and capabilities
• Maintain a professional demeanor with internal and external client
• Analysis and Problem-Solving - Effectively examine events, issues and problems and generate optimal solutions in a timely manner
• Must be able to work in a high stressed, fast paced environment with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent organization skills & Strong interpersonal skills