Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle

Transportation Dispatcher

Ferndale, WA - Part Time

As a Transportation Dispatcher for Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle, you are the cornerstone of the company distributing information as quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment. You'll keep all the moving pieces running each day smoothly. With no two days being the same, this job consistently provides challenging but rewarding opportunities to be responsible for knowing the disposition, location, and status of all company vehicles, maintaining communication with drivers and decision-makers, problem-solving breakdowns, and much more. Refine your skillset in this position in information management and multi-tasking in the transportation industry.

We are hiring part time, could become full time Dispatchers for the following shifts:
2-3 evening shifts a week (1400-0030) with a 30 minute lunch

Dispatcher: $19.00 per hour while training / $21.00 once trained

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Previous dispatching experience not needed but a plus
Dispatching drivers, equipment, and vehicles to locations according to passenger and company needs
Advise drivers of traffic problems such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, and other hazards
Communicating work orders, messages, and information to or from management and passengers to drivers
Communicating to drivers using two-way radios and telephones
Navigating computer programs and reservation systems
Entering data from vehicle information reports (VIR) into computer software
Overseeing company communication within assigned areas of responsibility
Monitoring personnel and equipment locations
Assisting in the coordination of services and schedules
Assisting reservation agents with passenger questions and requests
Processing and tracking baggage delivery orders (BDOs)
Communicating concisely and professionally with internal and external customers
Perform additional administrative tasks in a computer system such as passenger and driver arrival and departure times, locations, and vehicle and driver assignments

Benefits:

Paid Time Off
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Vacation
Medical / Dental / Vision (available for full-time employees)
Complimentary Tickets for Family and Friends
Opportunities for Professional Growth

Work Environment:

Reservationist & Transportation Dispatchers work in a open office environment. Noise and other distractions are common, and requires ability to focus in the middle of distractions.

BELLAIR CHARTERS / AIRPORTER SHUTTLE

Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle is a transportation company serving passengers by delivering friendly travel experiences – from start to finish. We drive so others can sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. After more than 35 years in business, the company has grown from two employees and one vehicle to operating 70 vehicles – luxury motorcoaches, mini buses, vans – and employing over one hundred people across Washington State. With Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle, more than 3.5 million passengers have traveled car-free and carefree Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle.

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It is the policy of Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities and to act by regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Furthermore, it is the company policy not to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities regarding application procedures, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

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Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle is an equal opportunity employer. Under anti-discrimination law, this policy's purpose is to effectuate these principles and mandates. Bellair Charters / Airporter Shuttle prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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