Local Dispatcher

the Lynden Family of Companies•Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Alaska West Express, Inc. is seeking a reliable, motivated individual to direct and coordinate local dispatch operations. This role encompasses city dispatch, yard activities, and related paperwork, communications, and customer service activities. The company specializes in truckload transportation throughout the United States and Canada, particularly to and from Alaska, transporting liquid- and dry-bulk products, hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, and petroleum products. They are known for dependable service to the oilfield, mining, construction, and manufacturing industries with a diverse fleet of trailers.

Requirements

Attendance and timeliness are essential functions of this position.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Strong supervisory skills and responsibilities.
Ability to plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as shipping regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure, including whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ration and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to work independently, handle a variety of tasks one at a time.
Ability to work weekends.
Extreme working knowledge of regulatory requirements.
Computer skills including Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, OneNote and Access.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test, background check and physical.

Responsibilities

Coordinates freight operations through driver dispatch, equipment maintenance and yard operations.
Coordinates daily operations through customer communications.
Determines work sequence by customer requirements, material shipping dates, type, volume and destination.
Prepares driver schedules and equipment to maintain compliance with shipment requirements, driver hours of service regulations and scheduling of equipment maintenance to ensure efficient operations.
Adheres to the safety policy of AWE and complies with the standards set forth by OSHA, federal, state and local laws.
Monitors employee compliance with company policy on traffic laws and hours of service regulations.
Communicate with maintenance personnel to coordinate maintenance and repair service for equipment.
Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing and loading/unloading of material.
Generates and processes company documents required for transportation.
Records, traces and enters information on company computer system as required.
Tracks and evaluates information and statistics to measure operational performance.
May assist in special projects as needed.
Use of a personal mobile device for essential work tasks such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), accessing Dayforce, and receiving time-sensitive communications.