Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Brakpan. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Brakpan (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics

• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Matric
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations

• Growth to transport manager
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems

• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.