Dispatcher

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Odessa, TX 78766Salary Range: $22.00 - $24.00 HourlyDispatcher      JOB SUMMARY:  Perform logistics functions that may include reviewing, preparing and routing shipments, coordinating drivers, work crews, vehicles or equipment to appropriate locations according to schedules or customer requests.    QUALIFICATIONS:  Excellent communication skills   Proficiency in Microsoft Office and logistics software  Excellent clerical and organization skills to keep track of schedules, routes and personnel  Knowledge of computers for scheduling and other dispatching duties  Ability to multitask with different events happening at the same time  Ability to work under stress and remain calm  Ability to relay information in a fast-paced environment    RESPONSIBILITIES:    Responsible for calculating routes and times of deliveries and making the necessary adjustments for sales and customers  Establish delivery routes which are cost effective and compliant with Federal DOT guidelines while still maintaining an acceptable level of customer service, quality and satisfaction  Ensuring the safe and timely pick-up and delivery of shipments  Scheduling and dispatching drivers, work crews, vehicles or equipment to appropriate locations according to schedules  Relaying information such as work orders or other messages to and from work crews or supervisors  Using telephones, two-way radios or outlook email to contact employees  Speaking with supervisor or customers to resolve problems, requests for services or equipment  Preparing daily work such as schedules  Preparing work orders for crew or receiving work orders from work crews  Being in charge of communications within company assigned territories  Keeping and organizing work requests, customer requests, completed work requests, charges for work performed, expenses for services performed, inventory records and other information.    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:    Position works primarily in a warehouse environment  Constant telephone activity; must have a high comfort level of initiating conversation  Moderate noise levels  Occupation requires being sedentary greater than or equal to 80% of the time  Work involves sitting, standing, hearing, talking, handling, reaching outward, reaching above shoulder, walking, squatting or kneeling, bending  Regularly required to work on multiple concurrent tasks with constant interruptions