Dispatcher - Pallet Transportation

Location: Willimantic, CT 06226

About the Role

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. Our workforce is the heart and soul of our business.

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.

Responsibilities

• Arrange for necessary vehicle repairs in order to restore service and schedules
• Receive and relay work orders, messages, and information to/from drivers and supervisors
• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, and requests for service
• Prepare daily driver work and run schedules
• Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories
• Record and maintain driver files and records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch information

Requirements

• Must have the ability to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications is required
• Must have superior organizational skills and be extremely detail-oriented
• Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time
• Ability to work in extreme conditions including elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision

Pay

Hourly Pay: $20.00 - $23.00/hr

Schedule

1st Shift: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Benefits

• Competitive Pay, Holiday Pay, and Daily Pay – Access to your earned wages before payday
• Referral Bonuses
• Long-Term Career Advancement
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full-Time Employees
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Great Team Environment