Dispatch Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Dispatch Supervisor

Overview: The Dispatcher supervisor is responsible for the daily coordination, communication, and execution of all transport operations supporting Suit-Kote's construction and material production activities. This includes dispatching and planning movements for lowbed equipment haulers, distributor trucks, liquid tanker transports, and other fleet assets.

This role ensures proactive planning, real-time operational adjustments, and continuous communication with drivers, plant personnel, field operations, and management to maximize fleet efficiency and support business performance across multiple regions.

Safety Expectations: All Suit-Kote employees are required to comply with all safety rules and to always observe safe work practices and operating procedures. Whenever on Suit-Kote property or job sites, or operating Suit- Kote equipment, employees are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that promotes the safety of the employee, co-workers and others.

Responsibilities/Job Duties:

• Coordinate and dispatch daily transportation operations, including lowboy equipment moves, distributor trucks, tanker transports, and support fleet, to meet operational and production schedules.
• Ensure all dispatched drivers and operators are in full compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), company safety standards, and DOT requirements.
• Review, verify, and approve transportation-related processing and documentation for operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide ongoing coaching, direction, and training support to drivers and operators to improve efficiency, communication, and compliance.
• Complete and manage time entry and payroll support functions for dispatched personnel.
• Source, negotiate, schedule, and manage third-party trucking vendors, performance expectations, and ensuring prompt invoice approval/payment processing.
• Proactively monitor fleet utilization and make real-time adjustments to dispatch plans to maximize productivity, minimize downtime, and support field operations.
• Ensure adherence to all company transportation policies, operational procedures, and administrative requirements.
• Perform additional duties and operational support tasks as assigned to meet business needs.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• 3-5 Years successful supervisory experience
• Reliable transportation to and from work site
• Strong work ethic

• Physical Organization and time management
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
• Willingness to learn
• Passing a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening is required and a background check will be conducted
• Must have or be willing to obtain an OSHA 10 Hour Safety Certificate

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift to 20 pounds
• Observe and comply with necessary PPE requirements
• Must be able to work in a noisy area with many odors present
• Bending, stretching, stooping, kneeling, crawling and squatting
• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Ability to sit in an office space for extended periods of time

Other Preferred Qualities:

• Class A Commercial Drivers License
• Ability to learn new systems/ such as our B2W system.
• High school diploma or GED - a two-year technical degree

Additional Duties:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. You will be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by your supervisor.

Salary Range: $60,000-$62,000

Benefits:

Suit-Kote offers competitive wages, paid time off, and a growth-oriented work environment. We extend employer-paid medical and dental benefits, as well as employer-paid life insurance to all full-time employees. Personnel are eligible for participation in our 401k plan as well as supplemental benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled