Line handling company seeking dispatcher.

This position schedules and dispatches workers, work crews, equipment, and/or service vessels for conveyance of materials or freight or for service or emergency needs. The dispatcher uses radio, telephone, and computer to transmit assignments and track operations in progress.

Key Responsibilities:

Schedule and dispatch people and vessels to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications, or needs

Relay orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field personnel using telephones and two-way radios

Confer with customers or supervisors to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment

Advise appropriate parties regarding traffic problems such as weather, congestion, and hazards

Record and maintain files and records of customer requests, work performed, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch related information

Other duties and special projects as assigned

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills

Time Management

Service Orientation

Critical Thinking

Good Judgment

Education/Experience:

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) required

1-2 years of dispatch experience required

Ability to obtain a TWIC card required

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to lift and carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 10 pounds.

Requires repetitive motion, hearing, talking, grasping, fingering, sitting, bend, stoop and reach.

Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading, as well as peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions as work is performed in an office.