Temporary Fleet Dispatcher

Kirby Corporation•Corpus Christi, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Facilitate the communication of information between vessel and shoreside personnel including transmission of orders, gathering of traffic, coordination of dockside activities and notification of incidents.

Requirements

Organized, detail-oriented and accurate.
Self-motivated and multi-task oriented.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate standard office equipment, personal computer, calculator and VHF radio.
Minimum 1 year dispatch experience or towing industry experience; will consider college degree in place of experience.

Nice To Haves

Some college work preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Houston dispatch, Sales, Customers, and Corpus Harbor Master’s office, all vessel & barge movements within Corpus Harbor.
Communicate with vessels via VHF radio and Oasis computer program, enter Trip information and orders as well as all fleeting ( Kirby and 3rd Party) into Oasis program to insure trip related requirements are met.
Contact Vessel or Barge M&R to coordinate repairs.
Set- up Shore Tankerman and coordinate with Logistics Management as needed.
Coordinate & assist in Vessel fueling and Barge cleaning operations.
Maintain communications with Houston Dispatch in the coordination of trip details and the possible assignment of horsepower.
Coordinate all barge movements in/out of Kirby fleets while keeping daily logs and assigning daily fleet inspections.
Knowledge of Facility Security Plan and control all person(s) entering and leaving the gated Facility.
Participate in required security drills and exercises.
Perform required screening & documentation pending current MARSEC level.