Fleet Dispatch & Operations Coordinator

Leesel Transportation; Port Allen (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

DS Bus South LLC is seeking a dispatcher to coordinate drivers and resources, ensuring routes and schedules run smoothly. You will log calls, retrieve information from departments, and supervise field unit routes to optimize tours of duty.

Qualifications include one year of transportation experience and a high school diploma. Beacon Mobility commits to equal opportunity employment and values diversity and inclusion across all levels.

Qualifications

• One year of transportation experience.
• High School diploma.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and dispatch drivers, vehicles or equipment according to schedules or customer needs.
• Relay information such as work orders to drivers and assistants.
• Use phones or radios to contact employees.
• Speak with supervisors or customers to resolve issues.
• Prepare daily schedules and work orders.
• Coordinate communications within territories.
• Organize work requests and records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dispatching

Communication

Scheduling

Education

High School diploma

Job description

DS Bus South LLC

Dispatchers are responsible for communicating route information to their drivers and ensuring they have the resources necessary to succeed at their tours of duty. Their main duties include logging each call, providing answers to questions by retrieving information from the necessary departments and supervising the field units’ routes to prioritize and organize their schedules.

Responsibility Profile

• Schedule and dispatch drivers, vehicles or equipment to appropriate locations according to predetermined schedules, customer requests or immediate needs.
• Relay information such as work orders or other messages to and from drivers and driving assistants.
• Use telephones, two-way radios or text messages to contact employees.
• Speak with supervisors or customers to resolve problems, requests for services or equipment.
• Prepare daily work such as schedules.
• Prepare work orders for crew or receiving work orders from work crews.
• Facilitate communications within company assigned territories.
• Keep and organize work requests, customer requests, completed work requests, charges for work performed, expenses for services performed, inventory records and other information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• One (1) year of transportation experience.
• High School diploma.
  
  

Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

DS Bus Lines is a family-oriented company that focuses on our core values of family, respect, service, and safety. We understand how important of a responsibility transporting children is and we take that role very seriously. We strive to create mutual respect and trust with school districts so that we can work together to provide the best possible service for students and parents.