What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drayage Dispatcher position at Vaco by Highspring?
Position: Drayage Dispatcher
Location: Long Beach, CA (Fully Onsite)
Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday (1st or 2nd shift depending on needs)
Compensation: $25-$28/hr (potentially negotiable for the right candidate)
Type: Direct Hire
A growing leader in theintermodal drayage industryis looking to bring on aDispatcherto join their high-performing team in Long Beach. This position is open due to growth and offers a competitive pay structure, excellent benefits, and a strong team-oriented culture.
We're looking forexperienced dispatchers in the drayage spacewho are proactive, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you're ago-getter with a solid grasp of port operations and TMS systems (specifically Trinium), this could be the perfect next step in your logistics career.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage daily dispatch operations for both employee drivers and Owner Operators
- Maintain real-time accuracy in TMS and GPS dispatch systems
- Monitor container statuses through port websites, steamship lines, and call centers
- Coordinate timely container returns and understand empty receiving requirements
- Understand and apply Owner Operator contract guidelines and recognize their right to reject loads
- Stay up to date on terminal congestion trends and delays
- Ensure compliance with Hours of Service and Logbook regulations
- Communicate effectively with drivers, internal teams, and customers
- Generate and manage dispatch-related reports
- Collaborate with Customer Service to meet or exceed client expectations
- Attend team meetings and meet performance KPIs regularly
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish(Highly Preferred)
- 3 plus years ofintermodal drayage dispatching
- Familiarity with port/terminal operations and transportation management systems (TMS) Trinium preferred
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage high-volume activity
- Clear, professional communication and strong team collaboration
- Ago-getter mindsetwith a proactive, solution-driven approach
If you're ready to join a fast-growing company with an amazing company culturethat values expertise, ownership, and culture,we want to hear from you!
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Salary : $55,000 - $60,000