Logistics Coordinator: Dispatch & Route Optimizer

Premier-Packaging; Glendale Heights (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

401k match

Bonuses

Job summary

Premier Packaging in Glendale Heights, IL is seeking a Logistics Coordinator for 1st shift to assign and dispatch freight, oversee routes, and manage bills of lading and driver timelines.

Responsibilities include aligning daily freight with available drivers, dispatching loads with routes and timetables, tracking driver hours, and ensuring proper bills of lading while coordinating with drivers, customers and management.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 1-2 years Dispatcher experience preferred.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Aligns the day's freight with available drivers.
• Dispatches individual drivers with assigned loads, routes, bill of ladings, and timelines.
• Freight scheduling
• Pick ticket and load tags
• Tracks individual driver hours available and log book activity
• Posts all bills of lading meeting the requirements and forwards all discrepant bills of ladings to the Shipping Manager
• Daily communication with Drivers, customers and Management team

Skills

Excellent communication

Dispatcher experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Premier Packaging in Glendale Heights, IL is seeking a Logistics Coordinator for 1st shift to assign and dispatch freight, oversee routes, and manage bills of lading and driver timelines.

Responsibilities include aligning daily freight with available drivers, dispatching loads with routes and timetables, tracking driver hours, and ensuring proper bills of lading while coordinating with drivers, customers and management.