Regional Dispatch Supervisor
Overview
Quinn Company, Your Local Caterpillar Dealer Santa Maria, CA
$70,304 – $81,319
Are you a skilled leader who excels in coordinating transportation operations, managing teams, and ensuring safe, efficient equipment movement? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, communication, and service excellence matter? Quinn Company — a top-performing Caterpillar dealership with more than a century of industry leadership — is hiring a Regional Dispatch Supervisor in Santa Maria, California.
Responsibilities
Manage Regional Dispatch Operations: Ensure timely and accurate delivery and pickup of equipment across Quinn business units.
Cookout Equipment Movement: Use transportation and rental software to plan, assign, and direct workflow.
Evaluate Staffing & Scheduling: Adjust work schedules, and manage workforce assignments.
Resolve Transportation Issues: Communicate with customers and employees to research and resolve routing, hauling, and delivery challenges.
Control Costs: Monitor outside hauling usage, overtime expenses, and allocate transportation costs to the appropriate departments.
Provide Training: Schedule and track employee training, including online courses (Pure Safety, Dealer Performance Center, etc.).
Ensure DOT Compliance: Confirm driver completion of BIT inspections, review logbooks, and ensure adherence to vehicle maintenance schedules.
Maintain Documentation: Collect vehicle inspection reports and submit required documentation promptly.
Maintain Safety Standards: Promote a safety-first culture; ensure all accidents or injuries are documented quickly and accurately.
Conduct Performance Reviews: Evaluate employees, complete PADS reviews on time, and hold EOS feedback meetings to create action plans.
Promote Quinn Values: Foster a culture of Integrity, Teamwork, Respect, Quality, and Service while inspiring excellence and loyalty.
Partner With HR: Work closely with HR to support staffing, employee relations, and business objectives.
Travel Regionally: Visit each branch in your assigned region at least three times per year.
Qualifications
Associate degree (AA or AS) or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum of three years of related industry experience
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
Knowledge of DOT regulations and transportation operations
Ability to manage dispatching software, logistics tasks, and fleet coordination
Commitment to safety, teamwork, and service excellence