Dispatcher

Job Description

Overview:
Alter Metal Recycling is seeking a dedicated and experienced Dispatcher to oversee transportation operations at our Davenport, IA facility. Dispatcher is crucial in ensuring the efficient and safe transportation of goods while maintaining compliance with all regulations. The ideal candidate will possess dispatching experience, administrative skills, and an understanding of logistics. CDL truck driving background is a plus.

Summary:

Performs dispatching responsibilities for trucks to ensure that all customers are serviced in a timely and professional manner. Manages the activities of the drivers (both internal and external staffs); manage Company truck drivers with company equipment in order to service accounts (Industrial/Commercial and Dealer scrap pickups and deliveries) and Company operations; this includes managing the drivers’ hours of service, vacations, equipment maintenance issues, safety / environmental concerns while directly overseeing drivers in the yard.

Duties :

• Takes incoming calls for delivery of material. If necessary, refer to supervisor for quote on price and freight charges.
• Handles daily supervisory functions for transportation administrative staff to include scheduling and time off approvals. Works with Regional Transportation Manager in other supervisory functions for transportation staff such as monitoring and ensuring accurate and thorough paperwork flow such as shipping reports, brokered and outbound shipment documentation and inner-Company transfers.
• Works with Regional Transportation Manager and Facility Manager to coordinate inbound transportation orders, next-level approval to transactional errors corrections, assistance in processing of freight payments to carriers to ensure accurate & timely