Dispatcher

GEODIS • Woodbridge Township, NJ

13d • Onsite

About The Position

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 months related experience and/or training
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Responsibilities

• Logs all orders booked and all work performed onto dispatch sheet
• Dispatches all runs in a timely manner to ensure deliveries are made as scheduled
• Moves loaded and empty containers to and from the rail in order to meet pre-scheduled cut-off times for export loads and to prevent storage charges for inbound loads and empties
• Maintains an accurate inventory of equipment
• Provides customers with accurate and timely information regarding activity and equipment inventories
• Assists in billing by writing up cover sheets and matching with work orders or delivery orders
• Assists Terminal Manager in all phases of managing the operation
• Compiles list of available vehicles
• Assigns vehicles according to factors such as length and purpose of trip, freight requirements, and preference of user
• Issues keys, record sheets, credentials, and equipment to drivers
• Records time of departure, destination, cargo, and expected time of return
• Investigates overdue vehicles
• Directs activities of drivers by two-way radio
• Tracks in-transit shipments
• Confers with customers to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, delayed, or damaged merchandise
• Maintains record of mileage, fuel used, repairs made, and other expenses
• Establishes service or delivery routes
• Other duties as required and assigned

Benefits

• Fair pay
• Bonus opportunities
• Access to telemedicine from day 1 at no cost
• Healthcare, dental, and vision at affordable costs after a short waiting period
• Paid holidays
• Time off
• Short-term disability
• New parent leave
• Safe, clean, and healthy work environment
• Employee Resource Groups
• International lunch participation
• Heritage celebrations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed