Dispatcher I

Overview

Assigns vehicles and drivers, manages routes, records, and coordinates deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• trip logging
• expense tracking
• vehicle assignment
• route planning
• radio dispatch
• customer coordination

Tasks

-Records time of departure, destination, cargo, and expected time of return. -Maintains record of mileage, fuel used, repairs made, and other expenses. -Confers with customers to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, delayed, or damaged merchandise. -Assigns orders to lift operators to be pulled from inventory. -Investigates overdue vehicles. -Assigns helpers to drivers. -Compiles list of available vehicles. -Directs activities of drivers by two-way radio. -Assigns vehicles according to factors such as length and purpose of trip, freight or passenger requirements, and preference of user. -Establishes service or delivery routes. -Issues keys, record sheets, and credentials to drivers.

Requirements

• math
• technical reading
• business writing
• presentation
• common sense
• problem solving

What You Bring

-Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. -Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write basic business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, customers, and members of management. -Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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About Builders Firstsource

-Survived the Great Recession, then expanded rapidly through acquisitions like ProBuild (2015) and merger with BMC (2021). -Projects range from single-family homes to light commercial builds, including off-site prefabricated trusses, panels, and millwork. -Invests in digital tools (e.g., MyBLDR.com via acquisition of Paradigm) and factory-built components to streamline homebuilding. -Maintains its own fleet of trucks and in-house installation services, offering one-stop solutions that most competitors lack. -Stands out for integrating over 60 acquisitions while keeping local teams, and executing major share buybacks alongside growth.

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