Dispatcher II Delivery

Builders FirstSource; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Builders FirstSource is seeking a dispatcher to assign motor vehicles and drivers for building-material deliveries. Responsibilities include compiling vehicle lists, assigning vehicles and lift operators, issuing credentials, recording trip details, and coordinating with customers to resolve issues.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED plus two years of related experience, strong math and communication skills, and the ability to work with drivers and customers in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret procedures; ability to write basic business correspondence; ability to present information to employees, customers, and management.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Responsibilities

• Compiles list of available vehicles.
• Assigns vehicles according to trip length, purpose, freight or passenger requirements, and user preference.
• Assigns orders to lift operators to be pulled from inventory.
• Issues keys, record sheets, and credentials to drivers.
• Records time of departure, destination, cargo, and expected time of return.
• Investigates overdue vehicles.
• Directs activities of drivers by two-way radio.
• Confers with customers to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, delayed, or damaged merchandise.
• Maintains record of mileage, fuel used, repairs made, and other expenses.
• Establishes service or delivery routes.
• Assigns helpers to drivers.
• Other duties

Skills

Procedures interpretation

Written communication

Numerical calculations

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Purpose

Assigns motor vehicles and drivers for conveyance of building materials by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Compiles list of available vehicles.
• Assigns vehicles according to factors such as length and purpose of trip, freight or passenger requirements, and preference of user.
• Assigns orders to lift operators to be pulled from inventory.
• Issues keys, record sheets, and credentials to drivers.
• Records time of departure, destination, cargo, and expected time of return.
• Investigates overdue vehicles.
• Directs activities of drivers by two-way radio.
• Confers with customers to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, delayed, or damaged merchandise.
• Maintains record of mileage, fuel used, repairs made, and other expenses.
• Establishes service or delivery routes.
• Assigns helpers to drivers.
• Other duties

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write basic business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, customers, and members of management.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment / Physical Activity

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Builders FirstSource, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail]. Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to be used to request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job opening.

Please note that due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about the status of your application.