Dispatch Coordinator

supply-chain; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain in Texas is hiring a Dispatch Coordinator - 2nd Shift, Monday-Friday 3:30 pm – 12:00 am. You will delegate forklift operators and drivers, schedule inbound/outbound freight, and ensure on-time loads for a busy distribution environment.

The role requires a High School Diploma and about 1 year of relevant experience; full-time employees may qualify for attendance bonuses. Join a global leader in contract logistics and grow with us.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 1 year relevant experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delegate forklift operators, shuttle drivers, spotters, and OTR drivers.
• Schedule inbound and outbound freight and trailers to align with warehouse operations.
• Ensure accuracy of shipping and receiving documents (BOL).
• Maintain data and records for shipping/receiving activities.
• Assist in training new associates and upholding safety standards.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area and professional conduct with customers.

Skills

Dispatch coordination

Logistics scheduling

Safety compliance

Data entry/record keeping

Customer communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Warehouse systems

Job description

DHL Supply Chain is Hiring!

At DHL, you will play a part in one of the world’s most essential industries. As the world’s leading contract logistics provider, we believe in doing the right thing, growing together, and delivering the difference. At DHL, you have a voice that matters and can make an impact that lasts. There has never been a better time to join DHL Supply Chain. In a global business like ours, the opportunities are endless. So, join us. Work with us. Grow with us.

• Position: Dispatch Coordinator - 2ndShift
• Shift:Monday - Friday 3:30 pm - 12:00 am
• Pay:$17.20 per hour, plus shift differential.
• Additional Incentives:All full-time employees are eligible to qualify for attendance bonuses!

Role Purpose:

Delegating forklift operators, shuttle drivers, spotters, OTR drivers. Identify product needs for shipments and oversee product levels at all sub-sites to eliminate shortages.

Works closely with forklift operators, load planners, production technicians, and tractor-trailer drivers to achieve and maintain high service levels.

Key Accountabilities:

• Schedule inbound and outbound freight and trailers to comply with warehouse operations and capacities.
• Meet or exceed all service and efficiency standards for shipping and receiving.
• Ensure accuracy of all shipping and receiving (B.O.L.) documents.
• Handle all customers and customer representatives.
• Gather and maintain all data and records relative to shipping and receiving activities.
• Maintain legible and accurate records and logs as required.
• Assist in training new associates.
• Assist in maintaining facility security.
• Maintain the facility dock door control board to be accurate at all times.
• Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety and report unsafe conditions that can’t be self-corrected to the warehouse supervisor.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area in accordance with company standards of housekeeping.
• Conduct oneself in a polite and service-oriented manner towards customer representatives and fellow associates.
• Increasing productivity by decreasing loading rates, in relation to budgeted allowance, by initiating slides, TS/TSAPS shipments, cross docks, maintaining appropriate product levels, and other efficiency opportunities.
• Knowledge and application of various systems.
• Increasing productivity by altering staffing levels/suggesting cuts to staffing levels based on workload in different work areas to keep operations efficient.
• Loading on-time per Load Ready Date & Times.
• Down-time tracking/minimization.
• Issuing moves.

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 year relevant experience, preferred

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.

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