Dispatch Supervisor - Milford, CT (2nd shift) (60599)

AAA Northeast; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

AAA Northeast is seeking a dispatch supervisor to lead the dispatch area in Milford, CT. You will direct all dispatch activities, collaborating with ERS Supervisors, Call Center staff, Field Staff, Training Specialists and Management to achieve service quality improvements.

You will mentor lead dispatch personnel, ensure adherence to standards and Five Diamond Service, and support cross-functional decisions while addressing problems and ensuring efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or 3-4 years of related work experience required.
• Dispatch experience required and supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs dispatch area to meet response time targets and resolves issues by coordinating with supervisors, field staff, and dispatchers.
• Deploys dispatch staff and collaborates with ERS supervisors to achieve cross-functional decisions.
• Mentors and directs activities of lead dispatch personnel to ensure clear roles and competence.
• Ensures adherence to AAA's standards, procedures and Five Diamond Service; provides regular dispatcher performance reports.
• Identifies patterns affecting service quality and coordinates corrective actions with management and staff.
• Assists in designing and implementing operational and technological changes.
• Detects equipment malfunctions and communicates issues; implements contingency measures when required.
• Considers cost implications of dispatch decisions and supervises lead dispatch staff accordingly.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Dispatch experience

Education

Associate's Degree Required or 3-4 Years of Additional Relevant Work Experience Required

Job description

Eligible applicants must live within a commutable distance to Milford, CT. There may be times when you will be required to work onsite at a club location based on business need. You have applied to a work from home position, and as such, you will be required to meet specific work from home requirements to support the business needs of AAA. This includes high speed internet access with minimum internet speed requirements.

Work schedule

2nd shift. 3:00pm-11:30pm. Must be available to work every other weekend.

Are you interested in joining a team that is continuously innovating to create the best experiences for members? Would you like to work for a company that has been rated a top employer and best place to work across the Northeast year over year? Do you want to be part of a company that is committed to giving back to the community?

At AAA Northeast, as we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: helping and serving is a way of life. It’s why we’ve earned the trust of millions, and why AAA Northeast has remained a resilient and reliable brand for over a century.

Under general guidance, directs all dispatch activities that produce desired response time results. Teams extensively with ERS Supervisor Call Center, Dispatchers, Field Staff, Training Specialists and Management to achieve superior performance, day-to-day, and to bring about service quality improvements. Supervises, mentors and coordinates activities of the lead dispatch personnel.

What You Will Do

• Directs the activities of the dispatch area, taking on-the-spot actions to prevent and/or correct problems. Teams with supervisors, field staff, and dispatchers to make decisions that consider our members' best interest first. Monitors all calls in progress and all service areas for aging and bottle necking. Addresses problems immediately.
• Supervises dispatch area to achieve overall ERS response time targets; also achieves targets for percent of calls completed within specified time targets. Deploys dispatch staff appropriately and team with ERS supervisors to arrive at "cross functional" decisions.
• Supervises, mentors and directs activities of lead dispatch personnel. Ensures subordinate staff understand their roles and responsibilities and demonstrate competence in their position.
• Ensures that AAA's standards, procedures and practices for dispatch, and Five Diamond Service are consistently adhered to. Teams with the trainer, the supervisors and management in carrying out this responsibility. Provides supervisors with regular reports of dispatcher performance.
• Identifies patterns of problems that create roadblocks for service quality. Coordinates activities of troubleshooters. Teams with supervisors, field staff, and management as appropriate to bring about corrections. Keep management, trainer and arriving shift supervisors informed of changing conditions in the dispatch area and related problems/needs.
• Assists in the design and implementation of operational and technological changes.
• Detects equipment malfunctions; determines the magnitude of the problem; communicates information to the appropriate person; implements contingency measures when required.
• Considers the cost implications of dispatching decisions and shows excellent stewardship in making and supervising these decisions. Supervises lead dispatch staff ensuring decisions are in keeping with standards established. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Associate's Degree Required or 3-4 Years of Additional Relevant Work Experience Required

Education

Associate's Degree Required or 3-4 Years of Additional Relevant Work Experience Required

Experience

Dispatch Required and Supervisory experience Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

AAA Northeast is proud of our diverse culture, fostered by the many talents, skills, passions, and expertise of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, or promotion based on race, color, creed or religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, or membership in any other protected class. We thrive when our team members bring their whole selves to work.