Dispatcher-Berwick, PA

Wise Snacks Berwick , PA 18603

Posted 2 months ago

In the Dispatcher role you will schedule and oversee the transportation requirements to deliver, on-time, product to our customers. Oversees the Wise fleet (22 over the road drivers) and the Wise fuel island jockey during his or her shift. You will also be responsible with coordinating the drivers to help them plan trips.

This is a third shift position

You'll coordinate the transportation requirements, routes and schedules..

  • Assigns and schedules 22 Wise fleet driver deliveries daily. Assigns raw material backhauls used to support Wise manufacturing of finished goods. Also, the pickup and delivery of non-Wise backhauls that generate revenue.

  • Monitor route deliveries with transportation brokers and trucking companies as needed.

  • Review & update the day's pick-ups appointments or deliveries and itineraries taking note of any discrepancies or problems and making corrections in an effort to enhance the efficiency of the route.

  • Review post-delivery Bill of Lading and invoice for accuracy and timely submittal.

  • Monitor and communicate with Brokers and others concerning such 'environmental' information as weather, road hazards, road closings, traffic delays, etc.

  • Track geographic positioning of drivers and scheduled times of arrival.

  • Maintain an up-to-date list of customers and broker/trucking company contact information.

  • Prepare daily paperwork for report times, vehicles & trip itineraries, and driver administrative actions like vacation scheduling, payroll, CBA compliance, pension payments...

  • Coordinate with other departments (order entry and shipping) to set loading appointments and properly align multi-stop orders correctly to ensure on-time deliveries.

  • Assist in lane analysis to ensure Wise is paying the best rates the market has to offer when using trucking or brokerage companies.

MINIMALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES have the following:

  • 1 Year Dispatching Experience

  • DOT compliance and regulations knowledge.

  • Ability to do overtime as needed.

  • Flexibility to work weekends.

  • High School or GED.

  • Microsoft office experience.

IDEAL CANDIDATES also have the following:

  • 3-5 Years Dispatching Experience

  • Food transportation experience.

  • Dispatching/Mileage Software Experience

  • 1 Year Dispatching and Load Planning Experience

  • Experience working with Teamsters Union

About Wise: Wise Foods Inc. ("Wise" or "the Company") is a leading producer of salty snacks with a long heritage. Founded in 1921, Wise is a brand of tradition and authenticity that consumers have come to know and trust over the last 100 years. Since our inception, our iconic brand has symbolized great tasting snacks for many generations of consumers including potato chips; cheese flavored baked and fried corn snacks, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn, corn chips, onion rings and other assorted snacks. We market our products under some of the most recognizable brand names in the salty snack industry, including Wise, Cheez Doodles, New York Deli and Bravos. We also produce private label products for a limited number of retailers. Products are distributed using a direct-store-door ("DSD") delivery and merchandising system and sold in major grocery retailers, neighborhood markets and urban bodegas, as well as established retailers in the mass, convenience store, drug, food service and club channels. Wise Foods is fully owned by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. We invite you to explore growing your career with Wise!


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Dispatcher-Berwick, PA

Wise Snacks