- Location
- Port Allen, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Transportation
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Workday
Description
Dispatchers are responsible for communicating route information to their drivers and ensuring they have the resources necessary to succeed at their tours of duty. Their main duties include logging each call, providing answers to questions by retrieving information from the necessary departments and supervising the field units’ routes to prioritize and organize their schedules.
Responsibility Profile:
Schedule and dispatch drivers, vehicles or equipment to appropriate locations according to predetermined schedules, customer requests or immediate needs.
Relay information such as work orders or other messages to and from drivers and driving assistants.
Use telephones, two-way radios or text messages to contact employees.
Speak with supervisors or customers to resolve problems, requests for services or equipment.
Prepare daily work such as schedules.
Prepare work orders for crew or receiving work orders from work crews.
Facilitate communications within company assigned territories.
Keep and organize work requests, customer requests, completed work requests, charges for work performed, expenses for services performed, inventory records and other information.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
One (1) year of transportation experience.
High School diploma.
Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
DS Bus Lines is a family-oriented company that focuses on our core values of family, respect, service, and safety. We understand how important of a responsibility transporting children is and we take that role very seriously. We strive to create mutual respect and trust with school districts so that we can work together to provide the best possible service for students and parents.
