Delivery Dispatcher

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$17.00 to $26.00 an hour - Depending on Experience.

Position Summary:

Ensures the timely, safe and efficient delivery of petroleum products utilizing a computerized dispatching system. This position effectively communicates with customers, schedules trucks and drivers, and monitors delivery progress to assure a high level of customer satisfaction, and an efficient, profitable operation. This is done in support of the Dead River Company Brand Promise, Customer Guarantees and Pledges and Co-worker Guarantees and Pledges.

Highly Competitive Compensation and Industry Leading Benefits- Paid weekly!

• Health Insurance – Premiums as low as $6.41 for full-time employees!
• Dental insurance and Vision Insurance
• Company Provided Life insurance, Short-term and Long-Term disability
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition assistance for employees and scholarships available for employees’ children
• Discounts on our products and services
• Opportunities for growth throughout our footprint.

Essential Functions:

• Courteously answers the phone, recording customer orders and information, or resolving customer problems. Ensures correct customer information when taking a phone order. Proactively communicates back to customer:
  • If a delivery cannot be made or completed
  • To resolve after hours service requests
• Acts as the primary communication link with all drivers. Monitors all driver’s progress in completing routes and ensures that drivers stay on trace/route.
• Assigns same-day deliveries to the appropriate driver.
• Communicates with Routing Specialist the following: 
  • Exceptions about truck and driver availability for next day or week 
  • Coordination of repairs, maintenance, and inspection of vehicles 
  • Driver manifests 
  • Customer run-outs so that adjustments can be made to account 
  • Returning tickets per route for prior day’s deliveries
  • Reviews with Delivery Manager the following:
    • Driver manifest 
    • All exceptions (off trace, overtime, misdelivery, accidents, spills, etc.)
• Resolves credit issues (COD customers) by communicating to dispatcher who works with credit to resolve the issue. Relays information back to the driver for appropriate delivery and/or collection.
• Reviews and seeks to improve key metrics (throughput, delivery defects, safety)
• Participates in annual market performance goals.

Other Attributes Required: 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
• Planning and scheduling skills 
• Ability to work in a team environment 
• Analytical skills 
• Technology/computer skills 
• Ability to hold others accountable 
• A commitment to exceptional customer relations

Education:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience:

Two years of experience in a dispatch environment with computerized dispatch technology is preferred. Equipment/Software Used: Computer keyboard, mouse, RAVEN computerized delivery/dispatch system, ADDS E3 system, telephone

Decisions Made:

Decisions are made relating to dispatching petroleum products and customer relations. This position provides input into driver performance as it relates to completion of routes and staying on routes. Complex decisions are made in consultation with the Delivery Manager. Contacts: On a daily basis the Liquid Product Dispatcher is in contact with customers, drivers, and other office staff. This position works closely with the Delivery Manager and Routing Specialist.

At Dead River Company, being part of our team means being part of something truly special. For over 110 years, we’ve been good people helping neighbors do energy right. We care deeply—every person here makes a difference. We take pride in doing work that matters for our customers, our communities, and each other. That’s why we invest in and support every employee with opportunities to grow and thrive. Come build your future with us.