Established in 1954, Berry and Smith Trucking Ltd. is a family owned and operated transportation company providing class leading transportation services to our customers throughout North America. We are a third-generation family owned and operated business with a strong company culture and deep routes in our community. We are seeking a full time organized and professional dispatcher out of our head office in Penticton, BC.
This position will be accountable for ensuring that the needs of Berry and Smith, its customers and drivers are being met. Dispatchers will schedule our drivers around numerous constraints in order to achieve safe on-time deliveries for our customers.
Responsibilities:
-Working with customers to achieve logistics solutions.
-Scheduling drivers on loads that will maximize their utility to the company, factoring in skills and abilities and driver preferences.
-Maintaining and enhancing customer relationships and problem solving through issues.
-Monitor driver’s locations through GPS software and phone contact and adjust pickup and delivery appointments if needed.
-Dispatch equipment around maintenance and service intervals.
-Ongoing training of drivers with changing procedural standards.
-Finding loads for Berry and Smith Trucks and assisting in sales.
-Assisting drivers with routing directions, problem solving delivery or pickup issues and communicating service requirements to drivers.
-Monitor road conditions, construction zones and incidents that may cause drivers to re-route.
Qualifications, Skills and Requirements:
-Previous experience in trucking industry preferred.
-Comprehensive understanding of trucking industry throughout Canada and US: familiarity with US and Canadian Hours of Service rules, National Safety Code, Canada Labor Code, Safety and Compliance factors and Weight and Dimension regulations across Canada and the US.
-Composure under pressure and ability to make quick, logical decisions.
-Strong organizational skills: time management, project planning and multi-tasking capability.
-A team player with ability to effectively communicate with personnel, co-workers and customers in a professional manner.
-Excellent computer skills.
-Ability to perform sales, both telephone and direct contact.
-Flexibility to work hours as required and dictated by the job and availability to be on call for after-hours telephone calls.
-Ability to travel on a limited basis for meetings with customers and working with other offices.
-Satisfactory results from a criminal record search.
-Preparedness to work on a six-month probation period.
-Good physical and mental health and have satisfactory results from a doctor’s and/nurses medical.
-Compliance with Company’s Drug and Alcohol policy.
Berry and Smith offers competitive salary and benefits as well as profit sharing. The salary offered will based on the level of experience. Thank you for considering Berry and Smith Trucking Ltd.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00-$55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
<ul>
 <li>Casual dress</li>
 <li>Company pension</li>
 <li>Dental care</li>
 <li>Extended health care</li>
 <li>On-site parking</li>
 <li>Paid time off</li>
 <li>Profit sharing</li>
 <li>Wellness program</li>
</ul>
Application question(s):
<ul>
 <li>Do you have a ability to fluently speak and write the English Language?</li>
</ul>
Experience:
<ul>
 <li>Transportation Industry: 3 years (preferred)</li>
</ul>
Licence/Certification:
<ul>
 <li>Class 5 Driver's License? (required)</li>
</ul>
Work Location: In person

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