DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: SUMMARY: Alaska West Express is seeking a dispatcher based out of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Dispatcher directs and coordinates line haul, city dispatch, or yard activities including related paperwork, communications, and customer service activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned) * Attendance and timeliness are essential functions of this position. * Coordinates freight operations through driver dispatch, equipment maintenance and yard operations * Coordinates daily operations through customer communications. Determines work sequence by customer requirements, material shipping dates, type, volume and destination. * Prepares driver and equipment schedules to maintain compliance with shipment requirements, driver hours of service regulations and equipment maintenance scheduled to ensure efficiency of operations. * Adheres to the safety policy of AWE and complies with the standards set forth by OSHA, federal, state and local laws. Monitors employee compliance with company policy on traffic laws and hours of service regulations. * Communicates with maintenance personnel to coordinate maintenance and repair services for equipment. * Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing and loading/unloading of material. * Generates and processes company documents required for transportation. * Records, traces and enters information on company computer system as required. * Tracks and evaluates information and statistics to measure operational performance. * May assist in special projects as needed. * Promotes safe and efficient operations within the terminal. Assures compliance with company policies, DOT, EPA, OSHA and applicable federal, state and local requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position requires strong supervisory skills and responsibilities. There may be as many as 20 non-supervisory employees who report directly to this position. This position requires strong working relationship with all department supervisory personnel. Responsibilities include: planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity