Dispatcher

Jasper TN

Full time

R28978

1950 Industrial Blvd Jasper Tennessee 37347-0438

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

A Brief Summary of This Position:

Work Shift:

Friday - Monday 6AM - 4:15PM

This position is accountable for owning and coordinating all activities related to Dispatching. The Production Dispatch Scheduler ensures the execution of the master schedule is aligned with real-time material availability, maintains enough work on the shop floor to keep operations flowing, and provides a fast escalation path when material or scheduling conflicts arise. This role serves as the central point of communication between production, warehouse, scheduling, shipping, and purchasing to ensure smooth execution of daily and weekly production plans.

Essential Functions:

· Own and manage d ispatching as a dedicated responsibility.

· Plan and organize order processing while accounting for material readiness and placement .

· Maintain and publish a Daily/Weekly Production List for all work centers.

· Coordinate with the warehouse to ensure materials are staged and ready before releasing jobs to the floor.

· Serve as the primary escalation point for material or scheduling issues; adjust schedules quickly to minimize lost production time.

· Monitor order production and proactively address product or material shortages to maintain customer satisfaction.

· Issue and interpret IFS/SSRS reports and shop packets, ensuring accuracy and timely release to the floor.

· Coordinate feedback loops with scheduling to address reschedules, overloads, and anticipated bottlenecks.

· Arrange orders into a sequential, material-aligned work schedule to maximize throughput and minimize bottlenecks.

· Track and report on key scheduling metrics including schedule adherence, downtime due to material misalignment, and escalation response time.

· Create and Release Shaft Programs for Large Burn Table.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

· Technical experience and knowledge of Microsoft products as well as other relevant software

· High school diploma and 4+ years of work/educational experience or associate’s degree

· Must have a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

· Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills

· The ability to read and interpret shop blueprints and technical drawings

· A strong working knowledge of spreadsheets, data entry, and computers

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

· The ability to keep a positive, professional attitude in a fast paced, hectic work environment

· Strong leadership skills and the ability to support divisional business objectives

· The ability to identify and communicate maintenance or product problems to departmental supervision

· The ability to work effectively and efficiently in a team environment

· Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

· Experience and knowledge of Pronest software and shaftmaker program.

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

Work is typically performed in an office setting but may require going into the shop at times. The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings. The environment is fast paced and demanding most of the time. No travel requirements for this position. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk when moving about the office. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrists rests. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds in working with large files, binders, and computer equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.

Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries.

That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.

• That’s the value we add.