Intermodal Dispatcher

Are you a talented & experienced intermodal dispatcher? A Charlotte company is hiring immediately!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures containers are dropped in accordance with customer needs and/or requests
• Monitors last free day and return dates to avoid charge backs to company and/or customer
• Dispatches drivers to/from container yards and railroads
• Verifies container availability, booking confirmations, vessel acceptance of exports, and various other problems that arise surrounding city dispatch
• Dispatches over the road drivers as back up to OTR Dispatcher
• Assists in recruitment of drivers
• Provides customer service
• Other duties may be assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises the fleet of local drivers, having knowledge of their on-time service level, and the general knowledge of the revenue earned every week
• Understands the needs of the drivers in the local fleet in order to best identify the common objectives of the company and the owner-operator when developing the daily load board

EXPERIENCE: Two years related intermodal experience is required.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows XP.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Bilingual a plus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ONLY APPLICATIONS WITH RESUMES WILL BE CONSIDERED!