Dispatcher [Pinehurst Recycling Yard]

Arcosa, Inc.; Pinehurst (TX); On-site; USD 24,796 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance increases

401k with employer matching

Room for growth and career advancement

Health insurance

Paid life insurance

Paid disability (short & long term)

Paid vacation and sick time

Job summary

Arcosa Crushed Concrete is seeking a dispatcher to coordinate truck loads, weighings, and deliveries. You will guide drivers, handle payments, and keep customers informed while generating routine reports and maintaining petty cash records. Strong map-reading and bilingual abilities are a plus.

The role requires office skills, basic math, Excel use, and at least three years in a similar setting; occasional Spanish support is valued.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communications, reading and writing ability to perform job duties.
• Able to communicate with other employees and supervisors.
• Basic computer skills including Excel spreadsheets.
• Basic math and 10-key adding machine skills.
• Three years of work experience with similar duties or industry.
• One year of general office experience; operate copier, fax, and adding machine.
• Ability to read maps and provide directions to drivers.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advises truckers of loads to pick up and payment pickup information.
• Provides directions using maps or Spanish translator if needed.
• Answers phone, assists drivers, and takes customer orders from Sales.
• Operates scale to weigh inbound/outbound trucks.
• Records ticket details: customer, job, and weight of deliveries.
• Ensures deliveries meet requirements and notifies supervisor of needs.
• Accepts checks or cash and routes receipts to Accounts Receivable.
• Contacts customers to verify readiness and informs about loads.
• Provides product delivery information and forwards to sales if needed.
• Generates daily/weekly/monthly activity reports.
• Compiles daily Dispatch and Customer Summary reports.
• Records petty cash receipts and posts to accounts payable.
• Reads maps and provides drivers with directions to locations.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Reading & writing

Maps reading

Excel

10-key entry

Basic math

Office machines

Spanish (optional)

Job description

• 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.

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