Trucking Dispatcher
Job Summary
Plains is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation storage processing and marketing solutions for crude oil. We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation terminalling storage and gathering assets in key oil producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Houston Texas.
Were on the lookout for passionate selfstarters who thrive in fastmoving collaborative and innovative environments.
Plains is hiring a Trucking Dispatcher to join our Commercial Trucking team in Calgary Alberta to support daytoday crude oil logistics across our network. This is a handson fastmoving operational role where youll coordinate truck movements solve problems in real time and keep product flowing safely and efficiently. Youll work closely with drivers carriers terminals and internal logistics teams to ensure every shipment runs smoothly. The position includes an oncall rotation for afterhours and weekend coverage.
Plains offers a toptier group benefits plan for fixedterm employees and their eligible dependents effective on your first day of employment.
What Youll Do
- Plan dispatch and manage daily truck movements across multiple receipt and delivery points
- Coordinate with drivers carriers terminals and customer locations to ensure accurate and timely product movement
- Monitor truck activity throughout the day and proactively address delays exceptions or routing issues
- Maintain accurate dispatch schedules shipment tracking and delivery confirmations
- Build strong working relationships with thirdparty carriers producers customers and terminals
- Provide realtime operational updates to internal commercial logistics and operations teams
- Support commercial teams with operational insights capacity considerations and execution feedback
- Identify opportunities to improve dispatch efficiency truck utilization and overall logistics performance
- Investigate and escalate discrepancies between planned scheduled and actual deliveries
- Assist with issue resolution related to billing settlements and service performance
- Ensure all dispatch activities meet safety regulatory and company requirements
What You Bring
- Bachelors degree in business logistics supply chain finance economics or a related discipline
- 2 years of experience in truck dispatching logistics coordination or commercial scheduling
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including advanced Excel
- Experience with logistics dispatch or transportation management systems is an asset
- High attention to detail with strong organizational analytical and problemsolving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced timesensitive environment
- Clear concise communication skills with the ability to work effectively with drivers carriers customers and internal teams
- Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Professional positive attitude and a strong customer service mindset
- Successful completion of criminal background and reference checks #Plains
At Plains our employees are our most valuable asset. Hard work is rewarded with competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits program designed to keep our employees safe healthy and happy. We work hard to deliver the best results to our stakeholders and we also respect our employees need for personal and family time which is reflected in our benefits program.
We are committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to age race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status genetic information disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local with disabilities can request accessible formats communication supports or other accessibility assistance by contacting .
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About Company
Plains (NASDAQ: PAA) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and provides logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas. PAA owns an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, stora ... View more