Job Summary:
This position assists and reviews UPS Small Package dispatch activity to ensure timely and proficient service. Employee assists with dispatch planning and is responsible for ensuring that service, safety, and cost goals are met. This position coordinates with others to ensure dispatch plans are executed efficiently along with adequate staffing and equipment levels for transportation needs. Employee oversees load and tractor planning and assignments, monitors load movements, and tracks the condition of equipment. This position reviews, analyzes, and tracks various dispatch and service reports and schedules. Employee creates efficient dispatch plans, verifies service levels, addresses performance issues, and incorporates modifications such as new customers, new locations, and additional loads into dispatch plans. This position oversees yard operations by coordinating drivers with load volume, ensuring that trailers are in the correct locations and are loaded or empty as planned, and confirming accurate trailer inventory.
Responsibilities:
Reviews driver hours to ensure regulatory compliance.
Conducts hazardous materials audits.
Reviews safety reports.
Verifies appropriate driver uniforms and utilization of safe work methods.
Determines employee training needs to produce continuous development plans.
Provides feedback and support.
Conducts performance evaluations and resolves individual and group performance issues.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or International equivalent - Preferred
Ability to lift 70 lbs. /32 kgs.
Availability to work flexible shift hours, up to 5 days per week
Strong oral and written communication skills:
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment
Management experience - Preferred