Are you looking for a great career, with excellent pay and benefits, and a schedule that allows you to enjoy family and hobbies outside of work?
We're a 75-year old, family-owned company passionate about our mission of Impacting Lives through Exceptional Service.
Summary:
Responsible for dispatching loads in an orderly, safe, and efficient manner to arrive at destinations on a timely schedule.
Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises drivers, driver trainers, driver trainees and helpers in the Transportation Department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and discipling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain clean, orderly, and safe work area.
• Maintain adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
• Coordinate dispatch of routes, drivers, helpers, and trucks each night.
• Make out trip sheets.
• Issue com-checks for fuel, overweight tickets, overnight money, etc.
• Call drivers and helpers that have not reported at dispatch time.
• Document attendance in TAAT program.
• Enter all loads dispatched into the computer.
• Make sure correct trip sheets are with loads.
• Keep log file up to date.
• Total log hours each week and check for DOT violations.
• Keep total hours for helpers on timecard.
• Counsel drivers and helpers about paperwork, customer problems, truck problems, attendance, etc.
• Work on billing whenever necessary to determine if split loads are required.
• Move stops around monitoring cube and weight.
• Set-up B loads whenever necessary.
• Maintain daily records of drivers, helpers, and equipment availability.
• Do Saturday billing whenever necessary.
• Answer multi-line phone system addressing customer complaints and driver issues.
• Must be able to assist drivers with verbal directions to locations.
• Notify customers of late loads.
• Trained in first aid and CPR.
• End of shift documentation- trucks and trailers on the yard, pump reading, etc.
• Trained to administer DOT Alcohol Testing.
• Follow up to ensure drivers and helpers report for drug testing as scheduled.
• Complete accident reports thoroughly including pictures of the vehicle.
• Deal with Penske Personnel in reference to trucks and trailers on hold and schedule for repair.
• Keep updated messages and motel list for each route.
• Assists security guard with issues that arise during the evening and night shift.
• Various other jobs and special projects as needed.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:

• Two (2) years prior experience in the transportation field or prior supervisor/ lead experience.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Certificates, License, Registration:

• None

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of GSC Billing, Payroll Systems, Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Other Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Knowledge of DOT rules and regulations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and self-motivated.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by tis job include close vison, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.