What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Dispatcher position at Golden State Foods?
Overview
JOB SUMMARY: Develops and analyzes transportation and allied department statistical information.
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday
Shift Times: 4:00pm-12:00am
Pay: Starting at $21.45/hr to $24.13/hr (DOE)
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
Works with up to 100 or more employees, including hourly staff. Oversees operations with significant impact on GSF customer relations.
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
- Budget
- Driver performance, including hourly off-load rate, on-time delivery, and reliability
- Customer and vendor relationships
- DOT compliance
- Teamwork within the department and across departments
- Customer satisfaction
- Safety of employees
- Safety of facility and transportation equipment
- Silliker rating
- Teamwork within the department and across departments
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and experience equivalent to:
Education/Certification:
Associates’s degree in management, business, or psychology from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
2 to 3 years of work experience in transportation or food distribution, including administrative responsibilities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):
- DOT regulations, policies, and procedures (J)
- On-board computer systems (J)
- Relevant safety policies, practices and procedures (J)
- Management/supervisory concepts and techniques (B)
- Project management concepts and techniques (B)
- Budgetary concepts and procedures (B)
- PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications (B)
- Scheduling and routing (B)
- Computer-based routing systems (B)
- Shipment and distribution of food or allied products (B)
- Regional geography and customer locations (B)
Skill and ability to:
- Support a diverse workforce of up to 100 employees
- Resolve delivery issues between vendors and the company; other customer service issues
- Support management and motivate employees in a team-based environment
- Interpret transportation operations anomalies and identify appropriate solutions
- Prepare administrative and technical documents and reports
- Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
- Limited travel via airplane and drive an automobile
- Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed
Salary : $21 - $24
