Crane Dispatcher

Job Title: Crane Dispatcher

Exemption Status: Exempt

Authorization/Supervision: Project Manager/Vice President, Cranes

Date: February 27, 2023

Education: High School Diploma, or equivalent. Post high school education related to this field preferred.

Experience: One to three years of prior dispatch experience in construction or related industry; prior supervisory/management experience desired.

Objective: To organize, plan, and schedule all equipment and personnel for the crane division to create efficiency and develop costs savings. Work collaboratively with project managers.

Nature and Scope

Company Environment: Landwehr Construction, Inc. is a fifth-generation company with its original start in 1895. Landwehr Construction, Inc. is a diverse construction company focusing in areas including, but not limited to, crane & rigging, demolition, environmental remediation,

highway heavy, machinery moving, renewable energy, sitework & utilities, and wetlands specialty. Landwehr Construction, Inc. employs both union and non-union staff and works primarily in the Midwest Region.

Job Environment: This position will require time being spent primarily in an office setting but may require individual to work in an outdoor environment. This position will interact on a day-to-day basis with all levels of personnel within the company including union and non-union

employees, administration, other department managers, project managers and support personnel, and will interact with external sources such as trucking companies and fuel suppliers. This is a full-time year-round position. This position may occasionally be required to respond to

situations outside of business hours.

Relationships/Management: The position will interact with all levels of personnel within the company including union and non-union employees, other department managers, support personnel and be able to develop effective rapport with the vendor community.

Job Responsibilities

• Efficiently plan personnel and cranes with each job to include:

• Confirming jobs and times to insure they remain on schedule.

• Provide maps for crews with appropriate permitted routing.

• Assign tractors and trailers by unit number.

• Order Highway permits as required for all units including annual and single trip

permits.

• Ensure all personnel and cranes have current certifications and annual inspections properly stored at all times.

• Manage rigging through the following tasks:

• Create and maintain an inventory and accountability for all rigging.

• Coordinate all additional rigging and load securement needs for each job.

• Check out all additional items and coordinate loading of additional items to proper trailer or crane.

• Coordinate off-loading of all additional items upon job completion to include inspection of condition and documenting the check-in.

• Maintain current inventory list for each crane box and periodically audit each list.

• Coordinate all rigging inspection requirements including annual chain rigging inspections and documentation.

• Coordinate with the shop manager for all maintenance needs:

• Work with shop to preplan and schedule all inspections and planned maintenance.

• Coordinate planned downtime for all equipment around job schedules.

• Monitor breakdowns in the field and work with crews and shop to minimize downtime.

• Keep all crane team members continually updated on downtime that will or may affect jobs.

• Create and develop effective and efficient operator/oiler teams.

• Review future work outlook to current staffing levels. All future shortfalls should be raised to supervisor to review options or begin the hiring process.

• Monitor crew schedules throughout the day and report delays to project manager(s) immediately.

• Manage yard operations through the following tasks:

• Provide personnel with specific task list and time requirements for each task and monitor results to ensure efficient use of time.

• Organize and maintain a documented yard layout for efficient operations and tracking of all items in the yard.

• Maintain inventory of customer stored items including signing for, photographing, and documenting any exceptions or damage to cargo. Create and place label for easy identification for loading crew.

• Manage spare trailers for project needs to include pre-loading customer product, crane equipment, or other requirements as needed.

• Keep track of all yard time hours and any additional chargeable items such as off-loading/loading fees, permits, storage costs, etc.

• Maintain accountability for proper documentation and signature requirements from allcrews.

• Assist crane division in maintaining a culture of safety with all personnel.

• Assist supervisor with all other tasks as needed.

Skills, Qualifications and Requirements of the Position

• Possess strong communication skills and the ability to keep all necessary parties aware of objectives, changes, updates, etc.

• Must have strong organizational skills in order to handle the variety of tasks.

• Must have a positive can-do attitude, possess the ability to work independently as well as be a team player, a problem solver, and demonstrate a superior work ethic.

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and data management.

• Must develop positive professional working relationships across all levels of the Company and outside contacts.

• Must have the ability to direct people and hold them accountable.

• Valid driver's license.

• Regular and predictable attendance.

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