Remote Transportation Dispatcher – Weekend & Afterhours

Hormel Foods; Omaha (NE); Remote; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hormel Foods is seeking a Centralized Transportation Dispatch professional to remotely manage Friday–Monday schedules. You will coordinate dispatch, tender loads, and partner with logistics, scheduling and plant locations to secure equipment and optimize costs.

You will communicate with a large carrier base, ensure on-time delivery, and support cross-functional teams. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to work afterhours and weekends from a home office.

Qualifications

• Must be detail oriented and accurate.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Willing to adapt to continual repetitive changes in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to work afterhours and weekends.
• Citizen or national of the United States or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent transportation experience.

Responsibilities

• Dispatch and tender loads for customers.
• Dispatch and tender co-pack and inbound purchasing loads.
• Coordinate with logistics, scheduling, and plant locations to secure equipment and timely moves.
• Daily communication with carrier base to secure equipment in advance.
• Collaborate with customer service, commodities, and scheduling to secure equipment.
• Reach out to approximately 80 carriers for overflow orders and reduce deadhead costs.
• Work with Scheduling Coordinator to align loads with warehouse capacity and reduce detention.
• Track and trace current loads to ensure on-time delivery.
• Cross-train in all Dispatch group functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Afterhours & weekends

Education

Bachelor’s degree or transportation experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hormel Foods is seeking a Centralized Transportation Dispatch professional to remotely manage Friday–Monday schedules. You will coordinate dispatch, tender loads, and partner with logistics, scheduling and plant locations to secure equipment and optimize costs.

You will communicate with a large carrier base, ensure on-time delivery, and support cross-functional teams. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to work afterhours and weekends from a home office.