Dispatcher

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking a full-time Dispatcher to join our growing Branch.

The role schedules job tasks for cranes and haul trucks based on customer requirements, and maintains daily schedules, crane sizes, operators, and invoicing information. You will receive calls from customers, record job details (location, rigging, contact info), coordinate with On-Call personnel, and ensure accurate job tickets and timing.

Qualifications

• Experience with industrial dispatching and scheduling duties.
• Knowledge of crane operations and rigging techniques.
• Mechanical aptitude and analytical skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming calls from customers and schedules tasks in the daily plan.
• Records crane size, assigned operator, date/time, and invoicing details.
• Coordinates with on-site personnel and ensures accurate job tickets.
• Communicates job location directions and special rigging requirements.

Skills

Dispatching experience

Crane operations

Rigging knowledge

Mechanical skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Job description

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc.

Position: Dispatcher

Location: Houston, TX

Reports to: Branch Manager

TNT is looking to add an experienced full-time Dispatcher to our growing Branch. The following are a list of requirements; You must meet all the requirements below to be considered for this position. TNT is offering our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which include health benefits, paid vacation, and 401k benefits. We are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success.

Summary: The position schedules job tasks for cranes and/or haul trucks after receiving requirements from Customers. Records on the Daily Schedule, the crane size required, assigned Operator, date and time required, Customer (Co. name), location and description of the job task, special rigging that maybe required, contact name and phone number(s), and invoicing information.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming calls from external and internal Customers.
• Records the following on the Daily schedule:
• Crane size required for the job task.
• Assigned Operator and/or Rigger for the job task.
• Date and time requested to be on job site and estimated hours or days till completion of the task.
• Customer’s complete Company name that will be receiving the invoice. (Division or Location)
• Direction to job location (including County and/or nearest town) and the description of the job task.
• Special rigging that maybe required. (i.e. spreader bar, man basket, etc.)
• Contact’s name and phone number(s)
• Invoicing information. (i.e. Charge (Purchase Order), Check, Cash, Charge Card, etc.)
• Completes the job ticket with the following information:
• Date of the assigned job task.
• Time the Operator and/or rigger is to be at location.
• Crane size, this is the size of Crane that the Customer will be invoiced. (Example: 60 ton, even though a 75 ton was used)
• Billing, enter the method that the Customer will be invoiced. (ei. Charge (Purchase Order), Check, Cash, Charge Card, etc.)
• Customer, complete company name that will be receiving the invoice.
• Contact, customer’s name that will be on site.
• Telephone, Customer’s contact phone number and/or pager.
• Weight, is the weight of the load that will be lifted.
• Height is the vertical height that the load will be lifted.
• Reach, the total horizontal distance the load will be lifted away from the crane.
• Special rigging, any item that is not normally carried on the crane, such as spreader bar, man basket, slings, and/or special blocks.
• Job description is the explanation of the job task that we will be performing.
• Job location is the directions how to get to the actual job location.
• Operator is the person assigned to perform the job task.
• Estimated length of job is the best estimate that the Customer should provide us that it will take to complete the job task on his location.
• Posts job tickets in the break room for the following day’s assignments.
• Coordinates efforts with the person “On-Call” whenever the schedule is nearly full and/or if there are any concerns such as over lapping times for job assignments, manpower, equipment concerns, etc.
• At the end of your shift reviews with the person “On-Call” all the job assignments that is on the schedule along with any other job tasks that may be forthcoming.
• Ability to read, interpret, and determine that an assigned Crane can perform the lift by utilizing the Manufacture’s load charts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred.
• Preferred - have a current Texas Department of Public Safety class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• 3-7 years of industrial dispatching/scheduling duties.
• 3-7 years of crane operations, and proper rigging techniques.
• Mechanical and analytical skills preferred.