Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a bus and coach operator in Mahikeng. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a bus and coach operator in Mahikeng. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest

• Good with Excel and email
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Logistics or supply chain certificate

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

• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.
• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.