Dispatcher, Transportation

Maersk Ground Freight (MGF) offers transportation services such as full truckload (FTL), less‑than‑truckload (LTL), brokerage, cross‑border trucking, groupage, and sortation hubs, connecting Maersk or customer warehouses, depots, cross‑dock/consolidation/deconsolidation facilities through a robust network led by best‑in‑class operations and technology.

Shift – Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat (Sun & Wed off) 10:30 am‑7:30 pm

• Manage and closely monitor over 10 to 20 owner operators in a fast‑paced LTL environment.
• Be familiar with all California DOT transportation regulations.
• Have knowledge of all national and state DOT laws and regulations.
• Maintain on‑time performance at 99.5% or higher.
• Ensure that work is distributed equally among all drivers.
• Understand all customer pick‑up and delivery procedures.
• Remind drivers daily to drive safely and be aware of their surroundings.
• Remind drivers periodically of pick‑up and delivery procedures.
• React to emergencies or urgent situations as they occur and follow emergency or accident company protocol.

This job has supervisory responsibilities of drivers.

• Customer Service – Responds to requests for service and assistance;
  Meets commitments.
• Written Communication – Presents numerical data effectively;
  Reads and interprets written information.
• Ethics – Works with integrity and ethically;
  Upholds organizational values.
• Dependability – Follows instructions and responds to management direction.
• Interpersonal Skills –
• Oral Communication – Listens, seeks clarification, and responds to questions.
• Professionalism – Treats others with respect regardless of status or position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High School Diploma with at least two years industry experience or four years of relevant customer service or operations experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small‑group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

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.

Knowledge of Transportation Management Systems.

Regularly required to sit; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

$20.00 – $23.50 per hour.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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