Dispatcher

Dispatcher

Department: Processing Admin

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Clackamas

Reporting To: Sherry Sorenson

Compensation: $59,325 - $69,707 / year

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members' personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence-which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:
A Dispatcher at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Transportation team supporting efforts to ensure total customer satisfaction through complete and reliable delivery service. This position involves coordinating transportation and delivery activities and is ideal for someone who is organized, detail oriented, and can manage their time effectively.

Key Responsibilities

1. Transportation Operations and Coordination:

• Assist in the planning, coordinating, and supervising of delivery team members and assign specific responsibilities which includes dispatching, route assignments, account processing, route delivery and other transportation related activities.
• Arrange transportation for LTL/FTL east bound orders.
• Coordinate with contracted trucking dispatchers and drivers.
• Sequence routes daily to keep loads even and profitable.
• Manage the preparation of delivery documents for truckers.
• Coordinate pick-ups/deliveries with facilities and cold storage locations.
• Emphasize customer service and productivity.
• Maximize safety.
• Ensure compliance of all Federal, State, Local and DOT regulations and requirements.
• Work closely with the Transportation Supervisor and Transportation Manager to achieve targeted objectives and goals.
• Utilize business support systems to improve efficiency.
• Provide and promote a clean and safe working environment at all times.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of two years related experience.

Preferred:

• Associates degree from an accredited college or university, in related field.
• Basic computer set up support skills (Phone and PC/Laptop).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office Suite, primarily Word and Excel.
• Strong data entry skills.

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.