Dispatcher/Admin in Manassas, Virginia at Gold Medal Environmental - Apple Valley Waste Inc

Operations Dispatcher will perform regular administrative duties including data entry, interaction with our drivers for checking them in/out, routing maintenance on our TRUX system, processing work orders, and various other administrative duties as assigned by the manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organized, multitasking individual working in a fast-paced environment
• Data input from daily routes within a time sensitive period
• Driver check-in/out, focusing at the end of the day until the last truck is in the yard
• Print, sort and file route sheets for next working day
• Creating and printing work orders for various routes
• Dispatching missed stops to various route drivers
• Interacting with Customer Service, Supervisors, Maintenance, Drivers, and Helpers on a day-to-day basis
• Various other administrative duties that pertains to daily operations as assigned by the Manager

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks and workloads
• Ability to work successfully with minimal supervision
• Ability to conduct work with strong personal and professional ethics and integrity
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Competence in using the Internet
• Preferred knowledge of TRUX Enterprise System
  

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Bi-Lingual in Spanish (Preferred)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This work is typically performed indoors in an office setting. The employee is often exposed to routine office noise and periodically, the employee may have to enter the garage and/or our facility yard. When necessary, the employee will be exposed to loud noise and various weather conditions. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required to be properly worn when and where required and all PPE will be provided to the employee. The employee may work up to a 10 hour shift regularly Monday through Friday and there may be some weekend work required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

To successfully perform the essential functions of the job, the incumbent must be able to work in this environment and perform all duties as described below:

WORK STYLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable to variety of tasks assigned in the workplace.
• Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Independence — Job requires guiding oneself with little or no supervision.

DISCLAIMER:

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature of the essential duties and primary responsibilities and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Patriot Disposal is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce fostering a culture where we can retain, develop, and ensure our best talent is working in an environment where every employee feels included, valued, and recognized.

You are an at-will employee. Your employment with the Company is not to be considered permanent or for any guaranteed length of time, inclusive of completion of probationary/introductory/evaluation time periods for evaluating expectations, whether successful or not. Our employment relationship will continue, as long as it is mutually satisfactory to both parties. You may resign at any time, with or without notice. Likewise, the company may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason it deems necessary.