Dedicated Weekend Dispatcher

General Summary: Work directly with all employees and customers over weekend to ensure smooth operation as well as reacts to any problems with solutions or remedies. Ensures tasks are performed in a safe, professional, timely and legal manner as to best represent Pride Transport.

Schedule: Friday through Monday ; 6 AM to 5 PM

Pay:$20 per hour, Depending on experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: Of course

Benefits: We get paid weekly! Health, Dental, Life, Vision and other voluntary benefits. We offer a 401k plan with a 5% match. We also offer sick/vacation time and a great working environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Attendance is an essential job function
• Attend all Company and Departmental meetings as required
• Accomplish all outlined goals and measurable expectations
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required
• Observe and practice safe work habits
• Develop and teach team members to exemplify the Pride Way
• Work directly with driving employees to pick up and deliver freight, on time, safely, and claim free
• Makes decisions on freight to ensure that both the drivers and equipment are busy as well as the customers freight is delivered on time
• Reacts to problems and finds solutions for both customers and employees to keep them on time
• Assigns and plans freight as needed to optimize freight for on time as well as HOS for drivers
• Reacts to problems and finds solutions for both customers and employees to keep them on time
• Covers for co-workers when they are out of the office
• Books loads in a timely manner through several systems and makes sure everything is entered properly in our system for dispatch
• Schedules or reschedules as needed, all loads booked.
• Maintain and retain driving employees while both engaging them and finding new opportunities to make their life easier
• Works well with other departments to keep the everything optimized
• Answers both phone, email, and computer messages in timely manner to ensure communication is flowing and not to hold up situations and cause problems
• Exemplify safety first in everything that you do
• Conduct reviews, including corrective actions as needed and assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Have working knowledge of all Federal, State and local transportation laws and regulations
• Knowledge of transportation industry
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication
• Ability to plan and organize effectively
• Must be able to handle stress and be able to interact with others on a professional basis
• Ability to create a team environment and sustain employee commitment
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize important tasks and assignments
• Perform tasks with accuracy and extreme thoroughness under rapid deadlines

Qualified applicants will complete a pre-employment drug screen (hair follicle testing), verification of employment and background screen.

Applicants with a criminal history are not automatically disqualified. We review on a case-by-case basis.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

• Weekly pay
• Health, Dental, Life, Vision and other voluntary benefits
• 401k Plan with an employer match
• Sick and vacation time
• Company sponsored events like contests, BBQ’s and other fun stuff (always involving food)
• A great culture and environment in which to work