Dispatcher [Pinafore Recycling Yard]

ARCOSA; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Annual raises

401k matching

Career growth

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Resumo da oferta

ARCOSA is seeking a dispatcher to coordinate loads for crushed concrete deliveries. You will advise truckers on load details, manage pickup and delivery communications, and assist with payment processing and reporting.

The role requires map-reading skills, basic Excel use, and the ability to communicate effectively with drivers and customers. As part of ARCOSA Crushed Concrete, you will generate daily, weekly, and monthly activity reports, support accounts payable with petty cash and receipts,

Qualificações

• Three years of work experience with similar job duties.
• Basic computer skills including Excel and 10-key adding machine.
• Ability to read maps and provide drivers with directions to customer locations.
• Spanish language ability is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Advises truckers of loads to pick up including type and amount of product and payment pickup information if required.
• Answers phone, assists drivers as needed, and takes customer orders from Sales.
• Operates scale to weigh incoming and outgoing trucks.
• Records information on tickets for each truck (customer, job, weight).
• Ensures deliveries to customers/jobs are met and notifies supervisor if more trucks are needed.
• Accepts checks or cash payments and records for accounts payable.

Conhecimentos

Verbal communication

Map reading

Spanish (nice to have)

Excel

10-key adding machine

Ferramentas

Excel

10-key adding machine

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Opportunity for annual performance increases
• 401k program with employer matching
• Room for growth and career advancement
• Health insurance
• Paid life insurance
• Paid short term/long term disability.
• Paid vacation and sick time

What you’ll do:

• Advises truckers of loads to pick up including type and amount of product and advises truckers of payment pickup information if required
• (May be required to provide directions using maps and utilizing Spanish translator if needed.)
• Answers phone assists drivers as needed and takes customer orders from Sales
• Operates scale to weigh incoming and outgoing trucks
• Records appropriate information on tickets for each truck including customer, job, and weight of deliveries
• Ensures all required deliveries to customers/jobs are met, including notifying supervisor if more trucks or deliveries will be required to meet customer requirements
• Accepts checks or cash payments and records accordingly, to be turned over to Accounts Receivable
• Contacts customers to verify readiness to accept loads of materials, and keeps customer informed of loads being delivered
• Provides customer information as required, answering basic questions regarding type, quality, quantity and timeliness of deliveries. May forward customers to sales department for further assistance if needed
• Generates daily, weekly and monthly reports of activity
• Compiles daily reports including Dispatch Report and Customer Summary Report of pickups and deliveries of crushed concrete materials
• Records petty cash receipts and disbursements, completes and logs all sales receipts, and submits to accounts payable for reimbursement of petty cash account
• Ability to read maps and provide drivers with directions to customer locations
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

What you’ll need:

• Excellent verbal communications, reading and writing ability needed at a level to satisfactorily perform job duties
• Able to communicate with other employees and supervisors
• Perform office functions described as follows:
  • Basic computer skills required including excel spreadsheets
  • Basic math and 10-key adding machine skills
• Three years of work experience with similar job duties or industry
• Prior general office experience of at least one year, and ability to operate basic office machines including copier, fax, and adding machine
• Ability to read maps and provide drivers with directions to customer locations
• Ability to speak and understand Spanish is a plus

Working Conditions:

• Able to stand for several hours per day and work for long periods without a break
• Able to work in dusty, noisy environment
• Ability to lift and carry 30 lbs.; bend and stoop to file or retrieve records and stock supplies

Arcosa Crushed Concrete is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We activate the potential of our people, care for our customers, optimize operations, integrate sustainability, and promote a results-driven culture aligned with long term value creation.

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