Dispatcher

CORT USA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 66,125,000 - 74,390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid training

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, sick days, holidays

Disability and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

CORT Events in San Diego, CA is hiring a Dispatcher to supervise a team of up to 20 drivers and manage a fleet of up to 20 trucks, ensuring timely deliveries and efficient routing. The role emphasizes proactive communication with drivers, sales teams, and customers.

The position requires at least 1 year as a dispatcher, physical ability to lift 50+ pounds, and compliance with drug screening and E-Verify policies. Weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience as a dispatcher or similar role.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Must pass drug screening.
• Able to lift 50+ pounds regularly.
• CORT participates in the E-Verify program.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily movement and activities of a team of up to 20 delivery drivers.
• Maintain and supervise a fleet of up to 20 trucks including pre-trip forms and maintenance.
• Dispatch duties include tracking trucks and routing using tracking tools and communicating with drivers, sales, and customers.
• Provide updates via email, V2, Decartes, phone, and IM.
• Manage day-to-day flow of all trucks and routes to meet delivery windows.
• Answer phones, solve problems for customers and internal teams, escalate when needed.
• Ensure safety standards are adhered to.

Skills

Driver supervision

Routing software

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Tracking tools

Job description

Overview

CORT Events is hiring immediately for a Dispatcher in San Diego, CA!

CORT Events provides furniture rental solutions to trade shows and events including festivals, weddings, corporate events, or even the Superbowl! Oversee and direct the Transportation and Inbound Operation to ensure they are contributing to the day to day functions and to the overall success of the operation. These activities will be performed personally or through subordinates.

Pay: $23.50 / hour

Schedule: Schedule will vary based on the needs of the business, weekends are required

What We Offer

• Hourly pay rate; weekly pay; paid training; 40 hours/week with occasional overtime opportunities
• Promote from within culture
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) available on the first of the month after your hire date
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts and perks

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily movement and activities of a team of up to 20 delivery drivers which will include managing the productivity of each team, managing the team's performance and customer service as well as managing daily hours.
• Maintain and supervise a fleet of up to 20 trucks to include collecting and maintaining pre-trip inspection forms, ensuring preventative maintenance is completed on trucks, assisting with breakdowns and coordinating additional short term trucking when necessary
• Dispatch responsibilities will include tracking trucks and monitoring progress using tracking tools, logging exceptions, communicating consistently and in a timely manner with drivers, sales team, and customers in regards to daily route. Must be able to route vehicles and assist with routing in V2 with route approval being verified by the fleet supervisor.
• Provide updates and communications using timely 2 way electronic communication, E-mail, V2, Decartes, telephone, and IM.
• Manage and track day to day flow of all trucks and routes to ensure delivery windows are met.
• Administrative Responsibilities will include upkeep of daily route schedule, answering phones and solving problems relating to customers, driver teams as well as internal customers and escalating issues, when needed.
• Ensure safety standards are adhered to.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• 1+ year experience as a dispatcher or simlar role.
• Physically able and willing to move furniture; ability to lift 50+ pounds on a regular basis
• Must pass drug screening (does not inlcude THC) as a condition of employment. CORT also participates in the E-Verify program

About CORT Events

CORT, a part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.

For more information on CORTEvents, visit www.CORTevents.com.

Working for CORT Events

For more information on careers at CORT, visit https://careers.cort.com/

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information.

CORT participates in the E-Verify program.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time.

EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position. When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed.