Dispatcher

Location: Mendota Heights, MN
Posistion Type: Full-Time
Compensation Grade: Hourly Grade
Department: Dispatch/Customer Service
Category: Office

Cemstone® has become synonymous with high quality products and unparalleled service in the ready-mix concrete industry in the upper midwest. Our reputation is reflected in the structures we’ve helped create and our long-held and long-practiced commitment to our core values. Here's your opportunity to join an amazing family-owned business that has been around for nearly 100 years!

What You'll Do: Dispatch ready mix concrete in a timely manner. Provide effective customer service and dispatch support by utilizing excellent, in-depth knowledge of company products and programs, as well as fellow team members within the Customer Service and Dispatch departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Dispatch orders in a timely and efficient manner.

  • Communicate with drivers and direct them to delivery locations.

  • Work directly with surrounding areas to better service customers by utilizing multiple plants and look to share trucks.

  • Ability to multitask and stay focused while dealing with various contractors, salespeople, dispatchers, and other personnel.

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Basic computer and data entry skills for entering orders.

  • Knowledge of the Minneapolis/St. Paul and surround areas.

  • Communicate in a positive and helpful manner with a variety of customers.

  • Ability to read and understand maps.                                             

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

  • Three to five years’ related experience, and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.                                           

  • Must be able to read, write and speak English.

  • Must be able to perform basic math, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.          

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 

  • Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.                                

  • Ability to apply basic computer skills.

Pay: $24-26 per hour