Charterer - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Charterer earn

A Charterer earns between $1.256 and $4.244 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.979 and a median salary of $1.686 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 6.891 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • medium level technicians in transport services
• • • transport technicians (logistics)
• • • • specialists in transport logistics

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Specialists in Transport Logistics they work in intermodal transport companies, predominantly in air, water and land transport companies. Multimodal transport professionals can work face-to-face and remotely, by rotating shifts. Generally, they work in a multidisciplinary team, under occasional supervision. For these occupations, salaried work predominates, with a formal contract. Eventually, they perform activities that can lead to constant stress.

What does it take to work in the field of Specialists in Transport Logistics

The professionals of this occupational family, for the most part, have post-secondary education, with specialization or technological graduation in the area of transport. The full performance of activities occurs after one or two years of experience.

Functions and activities of Charterer

Specialists in Transport Logistics must:

Activities

activate the insurance company in case of occurrence with the cargo;
demonstrate ability to work in a team;
record occurrences;
change cargo destination;
join events;
negotiate prices and payment terms;
cargo label;
demonstrate responsibility;
organize documents;
inform the financial sector about the price and costs of services provided;
send shipment confirmation and arrival notice;
schedule transport, embarkation, transfer and disembarkation;
guidance on technical procedures;
discriminate tax rates for each location and merchandise;
collect data from potential customers;
demonstrate creativity;
feed internal information systems;
demonstrate initiative;
check invoices for payments and receipts of services;
monitor customs clearance process;
tag cargo;
provide dangerous goods documentation;
schedule transport routing;
identify service structure in the transport, storage and distribution route;
forward documentation for official validation;
demonstrate objectivity;
demonstrate ability to work under pressure;
define technical criteria for service provision;
update supplier registration;
contract transportation and equipment services;
consult specialized information systems, government agencies and entities;
coordinate cargo storage;
coordinate collection and shipment of domestic cargo;
schedule transport, shipment, transfer and disembarkation;
segregate cargo;
identify prices and services of your partners and competitors;
analyze feasibility of new products and services;
coordinate spawning (stuffing) and container spawning;
assist in the preparation of contracts;
activate the insurance company in cases of occurrence with the cargo;
customer loyalty;
coordinate cargo removal services in customs transit regime;
check compliance with deadlines;
participate in events;
create reports;
evaluating the performance of employees and interns;
search for customer solutions;
provide cargo packing;
supervise operational efficiency of equipment and vehicles;
prepare price and service proposals;
request customs inspection of cargo;
check customer satisfaction;
control fuel consumption;
demonstrate proficiency in foreign languages;
arrange loading and unloading;
check cargo stowing;
elaborate cost and revenue spreadsheets;
control expenses with freight and fees;
check customer satisfaction;
check allowed weight;
issue accountability reports;
collect data from potential suppliers;
archive documents;
inform yourself about the product to be transported;
inform the financial sector about price and costs of services provided;
require equipment and vehicle maintenance;
identify transport routes;
register cargo and transport data in the foreign trade system (siscarga);
monitor customs inspection of cargo;
demonstrate proactivity;
elaborate price and service proposals;
relocate equipment and vehicles;
collect volume and load demand data;
develop cost and revenue spreadsheets;
demonstrate proactiveness;
check cargo securing;
demonstrate trustworthiness;
check documents;
issuing accountability reports;
monitor loading and unloading of cargo;
program cargo circulation;
program circulation, replacement and storage of equipment;
combine transport modes;
request cash from the client;
identify operational procedures of the customs area (port, airport, border, terminal);
demonstrate reliability;
define storage and transport conditions;
provide load information for customer;
fill in forms;
analyze training needs;
resize operational capabilities;
select employees for course;
demonstrate flexibility;
identify customer needs;
evaluate the incidence of equipment and vehicle failures;
request maintenance of equipment and vehicles;
select training material;
demonstrate organization;
demonstrate leadership;
monitor maintenance of equipment and vehicles;
introduce company and services;
sort customers by demand (region, product type, volume, and others);

Sectors that hire Charterer the most in the job market

• road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
• road cargo transport
• air transport auxiliary activities
• temporary labor lease
• forwarding of cargo
• loading and unloading
• combined office and administrative support services
• regular passenger air transport
• other service activities provided mainly to companies
• supply and management of human resources for third parties