What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Dispatcher position at J.Polep Distribution?
Job Details
Job Location: Chicopee MA - Chicopee, MA
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Day Shift
Job Category: Transportation
Description
TRANSPORTATION DISPATCHER: Chicopee, MA
J. Polep Distribution Service, a regional convenience wholesaler, is seeking a Transportation Dispatcher in Chicopee, MA. This is a day shift position 7:30 a.m. until Last Driver. Flexibility with your schedule and a reasonable amount of overtime is generally required in this position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Dispatching drivers
- Manage load assignments
- Coordinate workflow to ensure timely and accurate customer deliveries.
- Support daily driver activities including safety, DOT compliance, and management of deliveries
- Provide feedback to drivers on performance and safety.
- Daily monitoring of fleet drivers for route performance and adherence to planned route
- Answering phones and emails
- Work with vendors for repair of equipment
- Communicating updates on delivery times.
The company provides a competitive compensation package including medical insurance, paid-time-off and a 401(k) Retirement Savings Program.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Supervisory, transportation, and training skills
- Effective communication skills; excellent attention to detail and decision making skills
- Basic working knowledge of menu driven computer applications including MS Office
- Team oriented with good interpersonal skills; Can-do attitude, Get-it-done frame of mind
- Self-motivating and innovative Think outside the box
- Knowledge of DOT regulations
- Comfortable working with customers as well as sales, accounting and other departments.
- Able to work in a warehouse terminal environment. Able to operate power industrial truck (jacks and/or forklifts).
- Commercial Drivers License preferred.
Salary : $18
