Dispatch Manager

The Staff Pad is proud to partner with a leading
logistics and warehousing organization and we are looking to hire an
experienced and skilled Dispatch Manager for it’s Chicago, IL location.

In this role you will be responsible to schedule and
plan either batches of trucks, both interstate and daily express vehicles, and
crews, or the entire fleet and corresponding crews based on supporting dispatch
employees’ schedules.

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Confirm scheduled delivery and
  collection details
  
• Assist with daily trucking route and
  schedule planning
  
• Verify BOLs, trip sheets, and shipping
  documentation for accuracy
  
• Complete and electronically file
  interstate manifests
  
• Plan interstate and overnight routes
  while ensuring DOT compliance
  
• Analyze interstate trip costs to support
  route profitability
  
• Coordinate with client management teams
  to generate additional business and maximize interstate trip profitability
  
• Handle incoming calls, record messages,
  and distribute communications as needed
  
• Support transport crews with operational
  needs when required
  
• Coordinate inbound and outbound vehicle
  movements with operations and warehouse teams
  
• Monitor DVIRs, coordinate repairs, and
  support overall fleet maintenance and readiness
  
• Review driver logbooks to ensure
  accurate hours and compliance
  
• Monitor vehicle cleanliness, loading
  dock conditions, and crew standards
  
• Support warehouse and dock operations to
  meet transportation requirements
  

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with company policies,
  HR procedures, and workplace standards
  
• Follow all health and safety policies
  and procedures
  
• Act in the best interests of the
  company, its clients, and employees
  

What We Are Looking For

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• High
  school diploma or GED required
  
• 3+
  years of art handling, logistics, warehousing, or moving experience
  
• Experience
  with art packing, handling, and installation
  
• Knowledge
  of local and interstate truck routes, DOT, FMCSA & OSHA regulations
  
• Proficiency
  in Microsoft Office Suite
  
• Strong
  organizational, leadership, training, team coordination and time
  management skills
  
• Excellent
  communication, multitasking, problem solving & decision-making
  abilities
  
• Results
  driver with the ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-focused
  environment
  
• Ability
  to lift up to 70 lbs. and move up to 150 lbs. using equipment
  
• Ability
  to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and reach throughout the workday
  

If you are an organized logistics professional who
thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys coordinating transportation
operations, we encourage you to apply and become part of a team committed to
operational excellence.