Night Dispatch Coordinator - Logistics and Routes

Performance Foodservice; Springfield (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from Day 1

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K employer matching

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Performance Foodservice is seeking a dispatch coordinator to oversee scheduling and dispatch of delivery operations. You will communicate with truck drivers via computers, phones, or radios, assign drivers to trucks, and ensure departures and arrivals stay on schedule.

You will answer driver questions, help avoid traffic delays, and keep customers, vendors, and coworkers informed with accurate, timely updates while performing duties to support the company's food distribution mission.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience.
• 1-2 years dispatch and commercial driver experience or related area.

Responsibilities

• Dispatchers keep track of the progress drivers make along their route by using available technology.
• Check drivers in and out of terminals and transfer the trip records into a company's files.
• Communicate with drivers on a daily basis, but must handle any requests and complaints from customers.
• Calculate miles for all trucks.
• Determine travel and route times so that delivery costs can be accurately determined.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Dispatch experience

Driver experience

Education

High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Performance Foodservice is seeking a dispatch coordinator to oversee scheduling and dispatch of delivery operations. You will communicate with truck drivers via computers, phones, or radios, assign drivers to trucks, and ensure departures and arrivals stay on schedule.

You will answer driver questions, help avoid traffic delays, and keep customers, vendors, and coworkers informed with accurate, timely updates while performing duties to support the company's food distribution mission.