What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Coordinator position at Western Paper Distributors?
Overview
Imperial Dade, leading national distributor, has a job open in Franklin, MA. The Transportation Department is hiring a talented Transportation Coordinator! The Transportation Coordinator will be responsible for arranging the delivery of merchandise to the customers, scheduling driver routes, rearranging routes when obstacle arise, working with dispatch, and other alike duties. The position will be Monday -Friday from 9:00am-5:30pm
**All correspondence will come directly from Imperial Dade and not a personal email address.**
Responsibilities
You will:
- Assign vehicles (Freight Trucks) to drivers based on our customers’ needs and adhere to the deadline of the warehouse
- Monitor the timely deliveries of goods and services based on the shipment agreement
- Maintain company policies and contractual agreements
- Provide backup for the routing department
- Perform other duties as assigned, to include special projects
- Support of accident investigations and recommends corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with transportation related administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.
- Have a thorough understanding of DOT regulations, promote safety initiatives, the ability to implement change, and perform.
Qualifications
You have:
- At least 2 years of experience working with the Roadnet Software
- Possess good communication skills, both verbal and written. Deal effectively with a wide variety of people both in person and over the telephone.
- Basic computer skills required and personal computer experience, with work processing and spreadsheet applications preferred.
- Requires the analytical ability to handle administrative duties and mental alertness to ensure accurate, safe, and thorough completion of work activities.
- Possess ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions.
Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors