Fixed Term Dispatcher

Job description

Build Your Career at Bituminous Materials & Supply! The Fixed Term Dispatcher will report to the Dispatch Manager and will be responsible for the successful transactions of equipment moves, inbound and outbound freight movements as well as ensuring customer interactions are handled at the highest professional level. This position coordinates final goods delivery efforts between management, sales, customers, and plant operations in our fast-paced work environment. Pre-planning of loads, communicating with carriers and customers, and coordinating with members of the team are all key components of this role. Essential Functions: - Responsible for strategically dispatching company and/or third part common carrier trucks to meet customer needs - Responsible for ensuring trucks are weighed when arriving to and leaving the plant; scale house operations - Completion of proper electronic forms, paperwork including freight invoices and bills of lading - Create and maintain a functional loadout schedule and communicate changes or delays to plant operators, customer, sales, and carriers via central database - Contact customers to communicate changes, delays or concerns and to reschedule delive...