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Peco Foods•Lake, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Schedule and dispatch feed delivery; duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessments, meeting quality standards for service, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by road, including the relative cost and benefits.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language includes the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking the time to understand the points being made, asking question as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others actions.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, write simple correspondence and to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Some Computer skills needed.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.
Frequently required to walk; sit; reach, push and pull with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear and smell.
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Nice To Haves

Certifications or licenses to be completed after hired for position.

Responsibilities

Advise personnel about traffic problems such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, and other hazards.
Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, and requests for service or equipment.
Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required according to work orders or specifications.
Ensure timely and efficient movement of trucks according to orders and schedules.
Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories.
Receive or prepare work orders.
Relay work orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field inspectors using telephones or two-way radios.
Schedule and dispatch drivers to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.