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Saskatoon Landscape Store has created a new position within our establishment.
We are presently seeking an individual for a dispatch/reception position
Tasks will be: Answer phones, Take orders over the phone, Dispatch trucks with deliveries and pickups, Advertising and hiring delivery drivers, Advertising and hiring additional dispatchers to cover all shifts.
Must be organized, neat, and have very good communication with customers and staff.
This is a full time year round position which will also require seeking additional work load for our trucks when seasons change.
Must have at least 5 years experience with a minimum of 3 reliable references of past dispatching position.
When submitting or dropping resume off please include the position that applying for and expected start date as we are looking for someone ASAP.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Radio Operator Specific Skills
- Operate radio equipment
Additional Skills
- Operate forklift
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train personnel
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment
- Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
- Perform general office duties
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Monitor personnel workloads and locations
- Light cleaning duties
- Organize warehouse and work areas
- Provide customer service
- Drive trucks
- Price orders
Work Setting
- Retail
- Wholesale
Type of service experience
- Trucking
- Snow removal
- Delivery
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
Security and Safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Dispatcher Specific Skills
- Record mileage, fuel use, repairs and other expenses
- Process and transmit information and instructions
- Operate computer-aided communications and dispatching equipment
- Maintain operator work records
- Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
- Advise vehicle operators of traffic and other problems
- Schedule assignments and co-ordinate activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment
- Act as liaison between customers and drivers
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems
- Keep track of shipments
- Follow-up on issues with work orders
- Knowledge of highway trucking and associated rules and regulations
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic Mail
- Electronic scheduler
- Database software
- Mapping and data visualization software (GIS)
- General office equipment
- Internet browser
- Dispatch management service software
- Monitoring and tracking software
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