What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Planner - Intermodal position at Quality Carriers, Inc.?
Quality Carriers, Inc. (QC), headquartered in Tampa, FL, is North America's largest bulk liquid chemical carrier. Through a network of more than 100 terminals and facilities, we transport a broad range of chemical products and provide our customers with value-added transportation services.
The Equipment Planner is responsible for the tactical daily asset plan that covers all available revenue opportunities, meets or exceeds customer expectation, and fully utilizes every assigned asset on a daily basis. The Equipment Planner will work closely with Driver Managers, Load Planners and, tankwashes specifically relating to our intermodal division.
Essential Functions:
- Make the daily schedule and obtain commitments from all vendors, Tank washes and Shops
- Ensure equipment is ready for use at the appointed time, utilizing all equipment and sources to do so
- Manage tank washes to vendors expectations and to institute and keep track of NCR's that involve the scope of this position and operations.
- Work with Maintenance facility on a daily basis to ensure all trailers are in a high level of repair and in full compliance to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all QC preventative maintenance standards
- Assist Load planner in making asset assignments, ensuring that complete work assignments can be sent to all drivers
- Cross Train with Load Planner to provide backup support as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent, Required
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities (Competencies)
- 2 –3 years’ experience Dispatcher or Transportation Operations Experience
- Prior intermodal experince
- Basic knowledge of the company’s various business operations
- Computer knowledge
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Strong analytical skills
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with people
- TMW software experience desired
We offer competitive wages and employee benefits (Flexible spending accounts, generous Paid Time Off/Holiday Schedule, in addition to Medical, Dental and Vision plans).
Quality Carriers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Please note that per Quality policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Quality will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
