PITT OHIO, a $900 million, high service, highly profitable, transportation solutions provider offering SUPPLY CHAIN, LTL and TRUCKLOAD services is seeking a Dispatch Supervisor at our Cheswick, PA Terminal.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday
• 7 AM Start Time

PITT OHIO has received countless safety, service, and carrier of the year awards and our highly acclaimed Safety Department is a leader in the transportation industry. Dedication to quality and excellence is our goal at PITT OHIO.

We offer competitive wages, medical and prescription insurance with no weekly premiums, vision, dental, 401K, profit sharing, vacation paid at 45 hours per week, pleasant work environment, and much more!

Essential Duties

• Delegating pickup and delivery times to drivers to fully utilize the company’s time
• Know customer needs, freight type, and space availability
• Ability to adjust freight schedules adequately according to change
• Ability to continuously administer freight problems, driver locations and driver communication on a daily basis
• Assist drivers on any issues, or direct them to proper management about the issue
• Determine driver locations according to key times
• Administer weekly/daily meetings with drivers on company/customer issues.
• Review head loads, volumes, overall tonnages, and ETA’s on returning drivers with outbound planner. Immediately notify outbound planner of any sudden changes.
• Communicate to the Sales Department and Terminal Manager of any customer and/or operational issues
• Ability to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Fluent command in the English language to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Previous experience in LTL trucking industry is required.
• Strong communication skills.
• Motivated, problem solving and analytical thinking required.
• Must be able to handle customer demands in positive and professional manner at all times.
• Ability to plan and adjust continuously to customer needs, time constraints and equipment problems.
• Setting affirmative expectations through positive motivation and instructive discipline is critical

Working Conditions

• Potential candidates must be able to endure long hours, handle tight space conditions and the ability to cope with stress