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70020 – Managers in transportation
Managers in transportation operations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies such as railways, airlines, bus lines, municipal transit systems, shipping lines and trucking companies, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. Managers in transportation freight traffic plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate companies or departments responsible for the transportation and movement of goods, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. They are employed by transportation, freight forwarding and shipping companies and by transportation departments of companies in retail and manufacturing sectors and utilities.
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Example titles
- Bus company manager
- Distribution manager - logistics
- Flight operations manager
- Freight forwarding manager
- Marine superintendent
- Rail operations superintendent
- Railway freight manager
- Traffic manager - transportation
- Transport department manager
- Transportation manager
- Urban transit system manager
Inclusions
- Cruise ship line manager
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a transportation company
- Set operations policies and standards, including determination of safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods, and ensure compliance with transport regulations
- Oversee the dispatch, maintenance and service of vehicles, vessels or aircraft
- Control the company or departmental budget, including acquisitions
- Monitor company's or department's performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
- Recruit personnel and oversee their training.
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of or department responsible for co-ordinating, arranging and monitoring the transportation and movement of goods
- Arrange shipping documentation and oversee the schedule, dispatch and tracking of goods
- Set transportation service rates and performance indicators
- Develop plans and procedures for the transportation and storage of goods
- Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates
- Control the departmental budget
- Recruit personnel and oversee their training.
Managers in transportation operations
Managers in transportation freight traffic
Employment requirements
Managers in transportation operations
- A bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering is usually required.
- Several years of experience in transportation operations are usually required, including supervisory experience.
- Extensive experience as a supervisor and operator in a particular transport mode, such as a pilot, train engineer, vessel master or truck driver, may substitute for formal education.
- Certification as an operator of a particular mode of transportation, such as commercial pilot, vessel master or truck driver, is usually required.
Managers in transportation freight traffic
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- A college diploma or university degree in business or transportation administration may be required.
- Several years of clerical, operational or administrative experience related to freight traffic are required.
Additional information
- There is little or no mobility between managers in transportation operations and managers in transportation freight traffic.
- There is little or no mobility between transportation managers of land, sea and air transportation operations.
Exclusions
- Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (00015)
- Airport terminal manager; harbour master; airport manager (in 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- TEER
- 0 – Management occupations
- Major group
- 70 – Middle management occupations in trades and transportation
- Sub-major group
- 700 – Middle management occupations in trades and transportation
- Minor group
- 7002 – Managers in transportation and postal and courier services
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0