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Buttonwillow Warehouse Company lists this Dispatcher opportunity in woodlake, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Company Description
The Buttonwillow Warehouse Company (BWC) is a family-owned and operated business with more than 50 years of experience serving California growers. Getting our start as a grain elevator and warehouse, we diversified into distributing fertilizers and crop protection products in 1970.
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BWC has grown to ten service locations covering more than fourteen counties in the heart of California agriculture. With each generation, our company remains focused on developing and investing in our people, our communities and in agricultural innovation.
Role Description:
The Dispatcher is a full-time, on-site role based in the Woodlake, CA. This role coordinates daily transportation and delivery schedules, ensuring products move efficiently between warehouse locations and customer sites. The Dispatcher monitors routes, responds to delays or issues, and updates schedules as needed. Responsibilities include communicating with drivers, warehouse staff, sales personnel and customers; maintaining accurate logs and documentation; and using dispatch software or systems to track orders and shipments. The role also involves prioritizing orders, supporting safety and compliance standards, and collaborating with operations leadership to optimize service and productivity.
Starting hourly rate: $19.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective the first of the month following 30 days of service.
Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
9 Paid Holidays
401k
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with sales staff and customers to coordinate purchasing orders
Receive, process, and prepare orders for pickup or delivery
Coordinate product transfers between locations
Coordinate shipments via trucking companies
Provide load requirement information to all drivers
Complete orders accurately and in a timely manner
Operate truck scales
Complete weight tags, bills of lading, and hazardous material shipping documents
Receive product-order inquiries via phone and email
Provide direction and instructions (verbal and written) to customers and employees
Track and maintain inventory of products stored in warehouse and in bulk storage
Calculate total quantities of product by weight and/or volumetric measurements
Perform customer service duties as needed by responding to calls and visitors in a professional manner
Provide backup and assistance to other dispatchers/employees by answering phones as needed
Assign and monitor drivers throughout routes
Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to function in high stress situations and adapt to changing circumstances
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of general purchasing operations and/or agricultural fertilizer and pesticides preferred
Excellent customer service skills
Bilingual in English/Spanish
Proficient with computers (Microsoft Office, scheduling and similar software)
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma
1+ year of experience of agriculture fertilizer and pesticides preferred
1+ years of experience working as a Dispatcher or in a similar capacity preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting for long periods
Standing, walking, climbing stairs
Finger mobility and grasping
Twisting, bending, stooping and reaching
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to perform physical labor under adverse field conditions
Who can apply
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