truck dispatcher

Tasks

• Monitor personnel workloads and locations
• Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
• Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
• Dispatch personnel as required by emergency situations
• Keep track of shipments
• Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
• Maintain vehicle operator work records
• Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment
• Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
• Respond to urgent calls from individual who find themselves in life threatening situation and who require assistance
• Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 hours per week