Dispatch Supervisor
Key responsibilities
We are seeking a hands-on Dispatch Supervisor to lead outbound shipping and dispatch operations in a temperature-controlled warehouse environment. This working leader ensures that all customer orders are accurately picked, staged, verified, and loaded on time while maintaining strict safety, quality, and cold chain standards. This role partners closely with warehouse, inventory, transportation, and maintenance teams to drive operational efficiency and compliance in a fast-paced environment.
- Operational Leadership
- Supervise daily outbound and dispatch operations including dock activity, staging, and trailer loading
- Lead and mentor team members through active floor presence and engagement
- Assign work, monitor productivity, and ensure shipping deadlines are met
- Cookordination dock scheduling and transportation movements (inbound/outbound)
- Quality & Compliance
- Communicate effectively with drivers, carriers, and internal departments
- Verify product, quantities, documentation, and load accuracy
- Ensure all loads meet temperature control and cold chain standards
- Perform outbound quality checks and resolve shipping discrepancies (misloads, shortages, damage)
- Maintain dispatch logs, shipment records, and verification documentation
- Support audits, inventory checks, and compliance inspections
- Enforce company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures
- Team & Administrative Oversight
- Train and onboard new team members
- Manage timecards, attendance tracking, PTO approvals, and payroll accuracy
- Monitor performance and provide coaching to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Participate in daily operational meetings and provide performance updates
- Identify workflow improvements to enhance productivity and reduce errors
- Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs at times
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and move throughout shift
- Ability to operate material handling equipment (forklift/pallet jack)
- Must wear required PPE (freezer suit, gloves, hearing protection)
- High school diploma or GED required
- 3+ years of warehouse operations experience
- Minimum 1 year of leadership or dispatch supervision experience
- Experience in frozen or temperature-controlled warehouse environments required
- Working knowledge of shipping processes and warehouse management systems (WMS)
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- A supportive and collaborative environment
- The opportunity for professional growth in a fast-scaling, international company
- The chance to have real impact and innovate alongside other bright minds
- The challenge of transforming the future of cold storage and food logistics
- A strong commitment to employee well-being
Physical Requirements
Qualifications
Additional Information
May require evening, weekend, or flexible scheduling
Who we are looking for
We are seeking motivated and forward-thinking individuals who thrive in collaborative and fast-moving environments. Our ideal candidate has:
Why join NewCold?
How to apply
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply, please make sure that you leave your CV in English. Suitable candidates will be invited for a first interview with the hiring manager. A second interview will follow with a wider group of NewCold team members.
NewCold provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
NewCold expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.