Swing Dispatcher/Router

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Swing Dispatcher coordinating staffing, routes, and driver assignments for WM, North America’s leading environmental-solutions provider. Supporting training and route efficiency across centralized dispatch operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the Area Dispatch Supervisor in directing the Centralized Dispatch Center/function
  • Verify checks and balances so all work is covered and dispatcher shifts are monitored
  • Cover dispatcher breaks, sick time, and vacation absences
  • Manage cross-training and new-hire training
  • Improve operations and implement best practices
  • Handle escalations using documented processes
  • Partner with dispatchers and routers to resolve down-route coverage and optimize route efficiency
  • Ensure all same-day and next-day work is assigned to drivers, considering load type, customer expectations, landfill requirements, and other factors
  • Participate in leadership-team skill development through role-playing
  • Discuss processes and procedures with routers and dispatchers
  • Serve as a first contact for ongoing training and mentor new hires during onboarding
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Must live within the South Atlantic Market Area: Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina
  • High school diploma or accredited G.E.D.
  • 2 years of previous dispatching experience
  • Strong computer competency
  • Strong communication skills
  • Additional or specialized training in transportation, logistics, or a similar area of study preferred
  • Customer service experience in a call-center environment preferred
  • Ability to work flexibly during operation hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if required for air travel or access to federal property

Benefits:

  • Your Tomorrow Education Assistance Program
  • Paid on-the-job training
  • Established career progression
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Stock purchase plan / discounted stock options
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid personal days
  • Dependent day care