Night Dispatch Specialist - Logistics & Routes

Performance Foodservice; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Performance Foodservice is seeking a dispatcher to coordinate delivery scheduling and dispatch operations. You will communicate with truck drivers via computers and phones, assign drivers to trucks, and ensure on-time departures and arrivals.

The role requires coordinating with customers, vendors, and coworkers in a professional manner and supporting the team to meet company goals. The schedule is a Sunday-Thursday night shift (9:00 PM–6:00 AM) at a distribution operation.

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.

Job description

Performance Foodservice is seeking a dispatcher to coordinate delivery scheduling and dispatch operations. You will communicate with truck drivers via computers and phones, assign drivers to trucks, and ensure on-time departures and arrivals.

The role requires coordinating with customers, vendors, and coworkers in a professional manner and supporting the team to meet company goals. The schedule is a Sunday-Thursday night shift (9:00 PM–6:00 AM) at a distribution operation.