Dispatcher (Forest Grove)

Are you looking for a career opportunity, one that gives you the ability to learn and grow with a well-established company? Are you looking for something different, working with plants and flowers, and the people who care for them? Everde Growers is a leader within the horticulture industry with a true coast-to-coast footprint consisting of over 6,700 acres in production encompassing 15 farm locations throughout Texas, Florida, California, and Oregon. Our superior growing methods and pruning practices ensure consistent high quality and availability. Our inventory mix includes trees, shrubs, perennials, palms, grasses, succulents, tropical, fruit, and many other items. Reporting to the Distribution Manager, we are seeking a Dispatcher to join our team at our Forest Grove location at Forest Grove, Oregon. You will use your outstanding organizational and communication skills to assist with routing orders and getting them properly set up and ready to leave the loading dock. Your duties will include: - Routing loads and entering into Oracle - Working with carriers to book loads and monitoring deliveries - Assisting with budgeting, and staying on track - Assisting with ordering shipping supplies as needed - Overseeing paperwork flow, from making a load to running the PODs - Checking in drivers, going over load paperwork with them, checking them out with the load - Overseeing and managing DMV licenses, tags, registrations, etc. on vehicles as needed - Maintaining all DOT & DMV driver and equipment files, including driver logs, trip reports, pre- and post-trip inspections, rental equipment reports, and issue chain of custody forms to drivers for drug/alcohol testing - Assisting other departments as needed Qualifications - High school diploma or general education degree (GED), - Ability to read/write English; ability to communicate in English - Bilingual Spanish a strong plus - At least one year experience working in a team environment - Have a basic knowledge of geography of the lower 48 states a strong plus - Excellent phone skills - Availability to work extra hours and/or weekends