Second Shift Dispatcher Jobs

Pay:$60,000 – $65,000 DOE

Shift: Tuesday – Saturday 4pm – 2am

Summary: Assists in planning, directing, and coordinating all activities for drivers by performing the following duties personally or through delegation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities for drivers by performing the following duties personally or through delegation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Understanding of routing for drivers. Plans routes and checks for efficiency.

Responsible for terminal and dispatching activities, communication operations, and assignment of drivers to obtain optimum use of facilities, equipment, and drivers.

Responsible for ensuring the vehicles are clean and meet maintenance standards and requirements.

Reports service issues to leasing company. Tracks all variable expenses to include mileage and fuel, reports any noted maintenance issues with equipment to the supervisor.

Ensures driver are compliant with complete pre-trip inspections.

Makes sure drivers are in presentable uniforms and required equipment to complete their tasks.

Responds to and resolves customer complaints. Uses appropriate level of authority to discipline driver and take immediate action concerning customer complaints and issues.

Checks trip and dispatch logs for conformance with schedules and ensure driver accurately fill out manifests.

Organizes freight from incoming trucks to optimize cross dock and rerouting operations

Unloads and/or supervises unloading of transfer trucks and stage items in appropriate area when needed.

Makes calls throughout the day to track progress of drivers

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. You will be goal oriented, flexible, detail oriented, an impartial leader, take initiative, and as a passion for solving problems. You must think creatively by taking personal pride and ownership of your department’s operations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Be available to be contacted on company provided phone on off duty hours when emergencies arise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

A minimum of 2 years of experience in transportation industry, 2 years of Dispatching and computer Literacy

Certificates and Licenses:

Possess Valid Driver’s License. Forklift Certification preferred but not required.