Dispatcher

Armstrong Utilities; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Incentives

Benefits package

401k

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Armstrong Utilities in Ashland, OH is hiring a Dispatcher to coordinate daily broadband technician activities, route optimization, and capacity loading. You will act as a super-user for WFM tools, monitor schedules, and ensure on-time customer service.

The role requires knowledge of telecommunications operations, strong PC skills (Windows, HEAT, MS Office, AS/400), and flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Broad-based knowledge of telecommunications and cable company operations.
• Excellent PC skills in Windows, HEAT, MS Office and AS/400.
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to perform shift work.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily routes for broadband technicians and balance workload.
• Monitor capacity, technician performance, and reassign as needed to meet customer commitments.
• Notify required departments about outages and document actions in AS/400 and NOC tools.
• Provide customer updates and schedule changes as needed.

Skills

Telecom operations

Scheduling

Organization

Communication

Tools

AS/400

HEAT

MS Office

Job description

The Dispatcher’s primary responsibility is the daily coordination of our Broadband Technicians for the fulfillment of work order activity. This includes capacity management support, order routing, order assignment and reacting to changes to technician schedules throughout the day.What’s In it For You:Competitive hourly wage and incentive planAttractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k and more, effective immediately upon hireGenerous Paid time off & holidaysWhat You Will Be Doing:Capacity Management: technician workload configuration management in auto-routing, provide input into and support of capacity loading (with the direction of General Manager/Assistant GM).Work Force Management (WFM) Tool Expert User; serve as a super-user on our workforce related tools (TOA, NOC Tools and similar).Routing: ensure daily Broadband Tech routes are balanced in quality and effective in terms of drive time, on-time-arrivals, productivity, and employee skill sets.Monitoring; monitor techs/routes throughout the day. Identify cancellations, available capacity, late running techs, and other dynamic conditions. Take immediate action to assign/reassign work to meet customer commitments and maintain fully engaged technicians.Screening; prevent truck rolls. Responsible for setting outage and clearing outage AS/400 logs. The dispatcher also notifies appropriate personnel of outage situations, monitors outage program in system, and relays messages between technicians and the required department. Responsible for using the NOC tools for troubleshooting and verifying service(s) and calling the customer before rolling a truck in outage situations. May assist techs with troubleshooting and request additional assistance from senior installer as needed.Schedule filling: monitor and prioritize the pools of available unscheduled work and assign to complete technician shifts.Priority Work Management: monitor “service out” trouble tickets and assign to meet 24 hour response expectations, including on-call technician assignment.Customer Service Support; place customer calls for; “call before” requests, outage resolution confirmation, priority or same day scheduling requests, arrival updates, and similar.Administrative Support; Check-in support, SRO order creation and similar.What You Will Need:Broad-based knowledge of telecommunications and cable company operations.Excellent PC Skills in Windows, HEAT, MS Office and AS/400.Strong organizational skills - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and distribute work assignments in a dynamic environmentEffective verbal and written communication skills.Willingness to perform shift work.Ability to work evenings and weekendsAbility to work effectively under pressure with minimal supervision.Other duties as assigned.Who We AreThe Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions.Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer.