Transportation Dispatcher

This position is part of WinField United, a Land O'Lakes subsidiary that supplies agricultural inputs, expertise, and technology to our member-owners and other partners.

As a Transportation Dispatcher, you will be a valued team member responsible for dispatching duties at the Story City, IA Distribution Center. You will provide support as necessary to the Transportation Manager, which includes routing the distribution of products, load planning and logistics of Chemical, Seed, Feed, etc. throughout a regional area.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Route Planning: you will be responsible for establishing and adjusting routes for our fleet, including shipping papers, coordinating shipments, and maximizing efficiencies to service and reducing transportation costs.
• Communication: you will coordinate shipping schedules with customers and drivers and communicates routes and special instructions to drivers and the warehouse team.
• Compliance & Safety: you will ensure all drivers adhere to transportation, safety and company policies regarding to DOT regulations.
• Other duties will be assigned as needed for the site's success.

Experience/Education Required:

• High School diploma/GED
• 1+ year of logistics work experience
• Fundamentals of scheduling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be agile and adept at multi-tasking and changing priorities quickly.
• Attention to detail is a must.

Experience/Education Preferred:

• Bachelors degree
• Two years of DOT, accounting or general office experience
• Adequate knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, copying/scanning and proficiency with data entry and/or digital order management systems

Hours: Day Shift; 8: 00 am - 4: 30 pm. Overtime will be required during peak season.

Hourly Wage: $20.00 - $31.00 per hour

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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