Dispatcher, Sr. jobs in Pasco, WA

Dispatcher, Sr. coordinates drivers and vehicles to convey freight or passengers to assigned destinations in a timely and efficient manner. Maintains contact with drivers to communicate updates, delays, or special instructions and relay delivery status to customers. Being a Dispatcher, Sr. records driver assignments, delivery time, and other transportation data in a computer database to track metrics. Ensures drivers are compliant with all DOT, state, local, and company regulations. Additionally, Dispatcher, Sr. requires a high school diploma. Typically reports to a supervisor. The Dispatcher, Sr. works independently within established procedures associated with the specific job function. Has gained proficiency in multiple competencies relevant to the job. To be a Dispatcher, Sr. typically requires 3-5 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Dispatcher
  • Mid Columbia Bus Company, Inc.
  • La Grande, OR PART_TIME
  • Mid-Columbia Bus Company, Inc.

    JOB TITLE: Dispatcher

    LOCATION: La Grande, OR

    Mid-Columbia Bus Company is hiring a dispatcher to maintain daily communications with location managers, customers, and drivers. The dispatcher will communicate and schedule trips with drivers for dispatch, coordinate all bus movements while actively participating in the positive team environment overseen by the Location Manager.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

    • Maintain the “People Standard” of the company. Maintain a positive attitude, great work ethic, self-motivated, team player, follow through on commitments, be respectful and reliable. Follow and maintain a safe, healthy, and secure work environment providing a high level of productivity and efficiency.
    • Effectively manage incoming calls and radio transmissions, handling them with courtesy and professionalism.
    • Apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
    • Greets incoming customers or guests to the business establishment and directs those persons to the appropriate staff member.
    • Operates multi-line central answering telephone console to receive incoming messages. Make future appointments and answer inquiries. Maintain daily phone log recording time of day, caller's name and basic information related to the call.
    • Type memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents. 
    • Performs variety of clerical duties and other duties as assigned by management.
    • Maintain communication with all drivers regarding their routes and all changes including updates on student pick-ups, new students and their address, cancellations for the day, requested transfers, school approved modifications in routes or pick-ups.
    • Keep the weekly dispatch log updated with daily changes of bus routes, making notes for any routes that need substitute driver, scheduling them in a timely manner.
    • Work with the Location Manager to assist in maintaining all route narratives and maps, providing accurate times and pickup and drop off locations, schedule substitute drivers in a timely manner, and updating changes for special procedures that effect a route.
    • Effectively operate and maintain database in our student management software.
    • Log all trips contained in the company computerized dispatching program. Prepare driver’s trip slips with all the required information.
    • Disperse trip slips to designated drivers, answer driver questions about the trip, and make all driver reservations for accommodations as may be required for overnight trips. Maintain and apply accurate driver rotation order used at the location in dispatching trips.
    • Dispatch maintenance and emergency personnel for needed repairs and/or emergency procedures.
    • Provide drivers training on the proper use of required pre/post trip inspections forms of buses, travel forms, logbooks and expense reimbursement forms.
    • Maintain a positive attitude in scheduling, implementation and modification of routes and trips. Communicate openly with management regarding discussions, information, ideas and concerns expressed by drivers or other employees pertaining to company policy, procedures, routes, direction, or other issues/topics of discussion that involves the company in anyway.
    • Maintain a high degree of confidentiality relating to discussions with management. Refrain from sharing with others (excepting management), personal issues or concerns expressed by employees.
    • Be knowledgeable and skilled in the operation of regular home-to-school bus routes, activity trip driving and pupil management techniques.
    • Process all trip slips and correlate the trip sheets with timecard/s, verifying times.
    • Assist with transportation reports or completing other duties, tasks, or assignments that may be required by the location manager.

    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

    High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Within 6 months of being hired obtain a complete understanding of State rules and regulations governing the operation of school buses and school bus drivers. Intermediate level computer proficiency in Microsoft Software including Word, and Excel.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

    Regularly required to sit and stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk clearly and hear phone and FM radio communications. You must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs and have sufficient strength and agility to move in an office environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

  • 8 Days Ago

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Dispatcher
  • Mr. Rooter
  • Kennewick, WA FULL_TIME
  • If you are looking for a new career where you can get coaching and training for a job that’s in demand, we are looking for you! Apply today to join the team at Mr. Rooter Plumbing. We are looking for ...
  • 1 Month Ago

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CAREER CENTER COORDINATOR
  • Grant Union JR/SR High School
  • Canyon, OR FULL_TIME
  • CAREER CENTER COORDINATOR GRANT UNION JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL GRANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3, JOHN DAY, OREGON, IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THE FULL TIME, LICENSED POSITION OF CAREER CENTER COORDINATOR AT GRANT ...
  • 18 Days Ago

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ADVANCED MATH TEACHER
  • Grant Union JR/SR High School
  • Canyon, OR FULL_TIME
  • GRANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3, JOHN DAY, OREGON, IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THE FULL-TIME LICENSED POSITION OF ADVANCED MATH TEACHER AT GRANT UNION JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL. QUALIFICATIONS: •Oregon Teaching Cer...
  • 23 Days Ago

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SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER
  • Grant Union JR/SR High School
  • Canyon, OR FULL_TIME
  • GRANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3, JOHN DAY, OREGON, IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THE FULL-TIME TEACHING POSITION OF SOCIAL STUDIES AT GRANT UNION JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL. QUALIFICATIONS: •Oregon Teaching Certificat...
  • 23 Days Ago

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MATH TEACHER
  • Grant Union JR/SR High School
  • Canyon, OR FULL_TIME
  • GRANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3, JOHN DAY, OREGON, IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR A FULL-TIME LICENSED POSITION OF MATH TEACHER AT GRANT UNION JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS: •Oregon Teaching Certificate •Pr...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Roll Off Driver
  • Waste Connections
  • Hermiston, OR
  • Sanitary Disposal, a Waste Connections Company is looking to hire a safety conscience Roll Off Driver Driver to join the...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Flooring Installer (professional installation experience required)
  • SW Contractors
  • Tri-Cities, WA
  • Job Description Job Description WANTED - FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL FLOORING INSTALLER $70,000 - $100,000 PER YEAR (EXPERIEN...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Roll Off Driver
  • Waste Connections
  • Hermiston, OR
  • Sanitary Disposal, a Waste Connections Company is looking to hire a safety conscience Roll Off Driver Driver to join the...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Flooring Installer (professional installation experience required)
  • SW Contractors
  • Tri-Cities, WA
  • Job Description Job Description WANTED - FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL FLOORING INSTALLER $70,000 - $100,000 PER YEAR (EXPERIEN...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Heavy Haul Driver - Regional
  • Western States Equipment Co.
  • Pasco, WA
  • ** Heavy Haul Driver - Regional** **Job Category****:** Sales **Requisition Number****:** HEAVY003509 Showing 1 location...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Heavy Haul Driver - Regional
  • Western States Equipment Co.
  • Pasco, WA
  • ** Heavy Haul Driver - Regional** **Job Category****:** Sales **Requisition Number****:** HEAVY003509 Showing 1 location...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HVAC ServiceTechnician
  • Chinook Heating & Air, Inc
  • Kennewick, WA
  • Job Description Job Description Responsibilities: *Provide the highest level of technical ability, quality, value, and i...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HVAC ServiceTechnician
  • Chinook Heating & Air, Inc
  • Kennewick, WA
  • Job Description Job Description Responsibilities: *Provide the highest level of technical ability, quality, value, and i...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Pasco (/ˈpæskoʊ/ PAS-koh) is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Washington, United States. Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of the state of Washington. The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 279,116 people that also includes the cities of Kennewick and Richland in a 2015 estimate. Pasco's population was 59,781 at the 2010 census and 73,013 as of the July 1, 2017 Census Bureau estimate....
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Income Estimation for Dispatcher, Sr. jobs
$48,735 to $69,952
Pasco, Washington area prices
were up 2.9% from a year ago