What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Dispatcher position at Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle?
As a Transportation Dispatcher for Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle, you are the cornerstone of the company distributing information as quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment. You'll keep all the moving pieces running each day smoothly. With no two days being the same, this job consistently provides challenging but rewarding opportunities to be responsible for knowing the disposition, location, and status of all company vehicles, maintaining communication with drivers and decision-makers, problem-solving breakdowns, and much more. Refine your skillset in this position in information management and multi-tasking in the transportation industry.
We are hiring part time, could become full time Dispatchers for the following shifts:
2-3 evening shifts a week (1400-0030) with a 30 minute lunch
Dispatcher: $19.00 per hour while training / $21.00 once trained
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Previous dispatching experience not needed but a plus
- Dispatching drivers, equipment, and vehicles to locations according to passenger and company needs
- Advise drivers of traffic problems such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, and other hazards
- Communicating work orders, messages, and information to or from management and passengers to drivers
- Communicating to drivers using two-way radios and telephones
- Navigating computer programs and reservation systems
- Entering data from vehicle information reports (VIR) into computer software
- Overseeing company communication within assigned areas of responsibility
- Monitoring personnel and equipment locations
- Assisting in the coordination of services and schedules
- Assisting reservation agents with passenger questions and requests
- Processing and tracking baggage delivery orders (BDOs)
- Communicating concisely and professionally with internal and external customers
- Perform additional administrative tasks in a computer system such as passenger and driver arrival and departure times, locations, and vehicle and driver assignments
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Vacation
- Medical / Dental / Vision (available for full-time employees)
- Complimentary Tickets for Family and Friends
- Opportunities for Professional Growth
Work Environment:
Reservationist & Transportation Dispatchers work in a open office environment. Noise and other distractions are common, and requires ability to focus in the middle of distractions.
BELLAIR CHARTERS / AIRPORTER SHUTTLE
Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle is a transportation company serving passengers by delivering friendly travel experiences – from start to finish. We drive so others can sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. After more than 35 years in business, the company has grown from two employees and one vehicle to operating 70 vehicles – luxury motorcoaches, mini buses, vans – and employing over one hundred people across Washington State. With Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle, more than 3.5 million passengers have traveled car-free and carefree Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) are federal laws that require employers with 15 or more employees to not discriminate against applicants and individuals with disabilities and, when needed, to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who are qualified for a job, with or without reasonable accommodations, so that they may perform the essential job duties of the position.
It is the policy of Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities and to act by regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Furthermore, it is the company policy not to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities regarding application procedures, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Employee Equal Opportunity Commission Statement:
Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle is an equal opportunity employer. Under anti-discrimination law, this policy's purpose is to effectuate these principles and mandates. Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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