Dispatcher

Benefits

• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee discounts

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Three or more years of experience in transportation dispatching, logistics, fleet coordination, route planning, or distribution operations preferred
• Experience dispatching commercial drivers and multiple vehicle types preferred
• Experience in industrial gases, cryogenic liquids, compressed gases, hazardous materials, fuel distribution, chemical distribution, or a similar industry strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of DOT regulations, Hours of Service, commercial-driver requirements, and hazardous-material transportation requirements
• Strong geographic, route-planning, scheduling, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage local and long-haul routes simultaneously
• Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, dispatching software, GPS systems, telematics platforms, and electronic order-management systems
• Ability to work effectively with drivers, customers, suppliers, sales personnel, operations personnel, and management
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills are preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and dispatch daily local cylinder, welding-supply, and bulk cryogenic delivery routes
• Assign drivers, tractors, straight trucks, cylinder trailers, cryogenic transports, and other equipment
• Cook up bulk-product pickups from suppliers, plants, and terminals
• Maintain route progress, driver availability, Hours of Service, delivery status, and equipment location
• Develop efficient routes that reduce mileage, empty miles, fuel costs, overtime, and delivery delays
• Respond to emergency orders, low-tank alarms, customer schedule changes, breakdowns, weather, and road delays
• Provide drivers with complete delivery instructions, manifests, bills of lading, hazardous-material paperwork, and customer requirements
• Communicate delivery updates and service issues to customers, sales, operations, and management
• Cook up vehicle and trailer repairs, inspections, and preventive maintenance with the maintenance team
• Review driver paperwork, mileage, fuel usage, route exceptions, delivery discrepancies, and telematics events
• Ensure transportation activities comply with company safety policies and applicable DOT, FMCSA, Hours-of-Service, and hazardous-material requirements
• Track company-owned cylinders, liquid containers, trailers, and other distribution assets using company systems
• Schedule: This is a full-time position. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and participation in an after-hours on-call rotation may be required based on customer and distribution needs.