Full-Time
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Lonestar Electric Supply
No salary listed
Houston, TX, USA
In Person
Category
 Operations & Logistics (1) |
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Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills to prepare and assign routes.
- Strong leadership skills to ensure drivers’ compliance with direction and assignments.
- Basic understanding of geographical area and mapping programs to facilitate efficient routing.
- Proficient with or able to quickly learn dispatch and recordkeeping systems.
- Ability to work at a fast pace and under pressure.
- Thorough understanding of shipping industry.
Responsibilities
- Schedules drivers for pick-up and delivery; selects most efficient routes for each driver.
- Oversees equipment availability; assigns drivers, trucks, and extra drivers when needed.
- Consolidates orders into truckloads for specific destinations.
- Anticipates weather complications along routes and at the drivers’ destinations; communicates delays and route changes as necessary.
- Maintains radio and/or phone contact with drivers; receives and dispatches response and emergency aid when needed.
- Maintains and reviews billing and operation records; monitors daily logs for errors and/or compliance violations.
- Monitors drivers’ working hours to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
- Oversees maintenance and repair schedules for vehicles.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.