Dispatcher - Pallet Transportation

Overview

As a Dispatcher, you’ll get to assist the Plant Manager in managing the activities of the location’s Truck Drivers. They will also schedule and dispatch drivers to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.

 

Hourly Pay: 

$20.00-23.00/hr                         

Shift(s): 

1st Shift: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

Location: 

Willimantic, CT 06226

What You'll Do

 

• Arrange for necessary vehicle repairs in order to restore service and schedules 

• Receive and relay work orders, messages, and information to/from drivers and supervisors 

• Confer with customers or supervising personnel in order to address questions, problems, and requests for service 

• Prepare daily driver work and run schedules 

• Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories 

• Record and maintain driver files and records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch information 

What You'll Need

 

• Must have the ability to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing 

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications is required 

• Must have superior organizational skills and be extremely detail-oriented 

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay, Holiday Pay, and Daily Pay – Access to your earned wages before payday! 
• Referral Bonuses 
• Long-Term Career Advancement
• Paid Time Off 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan 
• Great Team Environment 

What It's Like

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. We are truly Pallet Management Made Simple, our workforce is the heart and soul of our business, and we’re looking for our next Dispatcher to join our team! 

 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.   

• Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate

• Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time

• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision and color vision

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.  

Pay Range

USD $20.00 - USD $23.00 /Hr.