What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dispatcher position at Snyder Company?
Overview
Snyder is looking to add a Dispatcher to our GROWING TEAM!
If you like to stay busy, know how to prioritize, and you work well in a high-volume atmosphere, this could be the right fit for you!
The successful candidate will be a self-starter and have a goal-oriented mindset. This position handles getting technicians out to customers' homes quickly and efficiently along with scheduling appointments.
Why join THIS team?
- Flexible Hours/ Friendly Work Environment
- Robust benefits package; health, dental, vision insurance, prescription
- Paid life insurance
- Matching 401K
- Paid Training
- Paid Time off
- Weekly pay
- Career Advancement opportunities
- Paid Holidays
What YOU will do:
· Commitment to excellence in customer service and satisfaction with all customers
· Representation of Direct Air in a professional manner during customer service interactions
· Initiate and maintain constant professional communication with customers and vendors
throughout the service or repair process
· Create and maintain daily schedule for assigned service technicians
· Review work orders daily and ensure completion, schedule any needed follow ups, enter notes in customer records and close out the work order in the system
· Update call logs after each phone call
· Assist other dispatchers with challenges they may be experiencing
· Build and create accurate estimates based on technicians’ notes
· Track estimates from initiation to completion of the project, resolve any issues impeding progress
· Adjust daily work schedule with proper technicians for emergency situations as they occur
What you NEED:
· Knowledge of South Florida geography Broward, Palm Beach, Martin counties
· Preferred Service Titan operating software experience Not required
· Preferred working knowledge of Microsoft office Not required
· Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and remain flexible to changing needs
· Excellent problem-solving, client-facing and conflict resolution skills
· Solid organizational skills, including multitasking, time-management and ability to prioritize; detail oriented and meticulous
· Previous experience in scheduling and dispatching in a home improvement, service or construction setting
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with customers and co-workers
· Logistically sound scheduling experience
· Must be very well organized and have the ability to delegate and assign jobs appropriately.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Dispatch experience highly preferred
- Ability to pass a background check
- High school diploma (or GED)
- Demonstrate passion for excellence with respect to treating and caring for customers
- Strong decision-making abilities
- Ability to identify customer needs and clearly articulate product and service offerings
- Highly developed sense of integrity and commitment to customer satisfaction
- Meet all attendance and dependability requirements
- Team player
- Multitasking and time management skills with the ability to prioritize
Core Competencies:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable in navigating through multiple software systems and windows simultaneously
- Ability to show empathy when responding to customer’s needs
- Must be flexible with the ability to adapt to changes quickly and think conceptually
Responsibilities
Who/What Are We Looking For?
- Coordinate the transportation movements of the technicians
- Must keep track of the drivers’ schedules as they change throughout the day
- Keep track of the technicians’ start and departure times
- Must maintain a matrix with the techs’ routes, start location, specialty tools and qualifications to be able to assign the right call to the right tech
- Requires interaction with drivers daily
- Anticipate problems with routes and parts by making quick sound decisions
- Respond to special requests from customers related to jobs performed by a technician
- Order parts for special orders
- Maintain techs’ vacation, sick and weekend schedules
- Follow up on all pending/ recommended work
- Forecast workload for 2-3 days out
- Contact customers with parts pending and status of parts