Gulf Winds International
Dispatcher (Transportation)
Gulf Winds International, Inc. was founded in April 1996. The idea was to develop a full service, third party logistics company that would focus on warehousing, land transportation, distribution and consolidation.
Today Gulf Winds is operating with over 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space. By any measurement standard, Gulf Winds is a remarkable success story. In just a few years, the company has grown from only four employees with one account to over 500 employees including ILA and contract labor and thousands of accounts with several locations in Houston and Dallas.
Purpose of Position:
The Dispatcher position is responsible to manage drivers to ensure timely, accurate and efficient service to GWI customers. Requires strong problem-solving skills, leadership, mentoring abilities, Multi-tasking and superior communications ability. Also, must have knowledge of Hours of Service (ELD) to manage the metrics related to monitoring driver logs and hours to optimize capacity for the fleet. This position will report to the Assistant Operations Manager.
Primary Job Responsibilities: Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned as deemed appropriate by Management.
Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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