Night Dispatcher (4 ON-4 OFF)

XTL Transport Inc.; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

XTL Transport Inc. seeks an experienced Night Dispatcher/Planner to coordinate and monitor daily routes for our fleet, ensuring timely deliveries. You will maintain real-time communication with drivers, customers, and internal teams to resolve issues and keep service levels high.

This 12-hour shift (5:00 PM to 5:00 AM) offers hybrid work from office and home. The role involves managing hours of service, updating dispatch systems, and planning resources to meet service commitments in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience preferred; training possible.
• Geographical knowledge considered an asset.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Critical and strategic thinking.
• Innovation and resourcefulness.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor daily routes for the fleet to ensure timely deliveries.
• Maintain real-time communication with drivers, customers, and internal teams to resolve issues.
• Manage hours of service and update dispatch systems to support compliance.
• Plan drivers to meet service level requirements of 98%+.
• Respond to operational issues including equipment breakdowns, delays, or cancellations.
• Monitor road and weather conditions and inform drivers of closures.

Skills

Experience 2-3 yrs

Geographical knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Critical thinking

Innovation

Fast-paced

Teamwork

AS/400 tools

Tools

AS/400 tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced NIGHT DISPATCHER/PLANNERwho will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring daily routes for our fleet to ensure timely and efficient deliveries. This role involves maintaining real-time communication with drivers, customers, and internal teams to resolve operational issues that may arise. This role will require you to manage hours of service and maintain compliance, while updating dispatch systems to support smooth operations and exceptional service standards.
Work Shift: 12-hour 4-on/4-off shift (5:00PM to 5:00AM) - Hybrid work from Office/Home

Responsibilities:

Driver Support

• - Ensure phones and satellite messages are answered promptly
• - Manage productivity live using AS 400 tools and maintain dispatch status
• - Plan drivers in accordance with service level requirement of +98%
• - Respond to various types of operational issues including equipment breakdowns, driver re-assignments, load delays, or cancellations
• - Monitor road and weather conditions, keep drivers advised or inclement weather or road closures

Troubleshooting

• - Establish a plan for loads that are not projected to meet service commitments
• - Communicate service failures or delays to management and customers in real time
• - Ensure appropriate equipment is assigned to customers and trailer bank, ensure equipment commitments are not depleted
• - Complete yard checks, load security, heated load and in-active trailers are monitored and reported on when necessary to maintenance and/or terminal manager
• - Relay information, obstacles, and discrepancies to operations team, manager, customer service, and other relevant departments
• - Monitorfor hazardous time-sensitive maintenance and assign equipment accordingly

Required Skills & Abilities:

• - 2-3 years of experience preferred, but willing to train
• - Geographical knowledge considered an asset
• - Candidate must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• - Strong attention-to-detail and a high degree of accuracy
• - Ability to multi-task and manage priorities, meet deadlines, work under pressure, and take on additional tasks
• - Critical and strategic thinking
• - Innovation / resourcefulness
• - Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• - Able to work in a team atmosphere with minimum supervision

XTL is an employer that promotes equality of opportunity and embraces diversity in the workplace. Each application is considered equivalent, regardless of whether it is submitted by a woman, a man, a member of a visible minority, an Aboriginal person, or a person with a disability. The masculine term is used only for the purpose of lightening the text.

We invite all those interested to apply, but only the candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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