Dispatcher - 1st Shift - Fort Smith, AR (30800015) (050104)

Job Title: Dispatcher

Location: Fort Smith Live Haul

Pay Rate: $18.50

Summary      This position will over-see day to day operations within the ITT Transportation department. Communicates with customers and drivers to provide timely services. Additional duties will include limited data entry and maintain logs and other records.                           

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsible for dispatching drivers and equipment.

Utilizes equipment and drivers efficiently.

Rotates equipment to service providers for maintenance.

Provide services to our customers (plants) and maintain good working relationships.

Maintains complete and accurate records of trailer movements.

Other duties as required by supervision.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                    

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience                                  

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six to twelve months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Dispatch experience preferred.

Language Skills                                       

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills                                         

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability                                    

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills                                       

Must have basic computer skills with knowledge of or the ability to learn e-mail software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.

Work Environment 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 functions.

 The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.