Weekend Dispatch Coordinator — Shipments & Scheduling

DHL Air (UK) Ltd; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is hiring a part-time Dispatch Coordinator for the 1st shift (Sat-Sun, 7:00 am–3:30 pm) in Texas. The role involves coordinating forklift operators, shuttle drivers, spotters, and drivers, ensuring inbound/outbound freight aligns with warehouse volumes, and maintaining accurate shipping/receiving documentation.

Attaching data records and ensuring safety are key duties. Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or equivalent and about 1 year of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 1 year relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule inbound and outbound freight and trailers to comply with warehouse operations and capacities.
• Meet or exceed all service and efficiency standards for shipping and receiving.
• Ensure accuracy of all shipping and receiving (B.O.L.) documents.
• Handle all customers and customer representatives.
• Gather and maintain all data and records relative to shipping and receiving activities.
• Maintain legible and accurate records and logs as required.
• Assist in training new associates.
• Assist in maintaining facility security.
• Maintain the facility dock door control board to be accurate at all times.
• Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety and report unsafe conditions that can’t be self-corrected to the warehouse supervisor.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area in accordance with company standards of housekeeping.
• Conduct oneself in a polite and service-oriented manner towards customer representatives and fellow associates.
• Increase productivity by decreasing loading rates, in relation to budgeted allowance, by initiating slides, TS/TSAPS shipments, cross docks, maintaining appropriate product levels, and other efficiency opportunities.
• Knowledge and application of various systems.
• Increase productivity by altering staffing levels/suggesting cuts to staffing levels based on workload in different work areas to keep operations efficient.
• Loading on-time per Load Ready Date & Times.
• Downtime tracking/minimization.
• Issuing moves.

Skills

Scheduling

Coordination

Customer service

Safety consciousness

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

DHL Supply Chain is hiring a part-time Dispatch Coordinator for the 1st shift (Sat-Sun, 7:00 am–3:30 pm) in Texas. The role involves coordinating forklift operators, shuttle drivers, spotters, and drivers, ensuring inbound/outbound freight aligns with warehouse volumes, and maintaining accurate shipping/receiving documentation.

Attaching data records and ensuring safety are key duties. Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or equivalent and about 1 year of relevant experience.