Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a distribution depot in Springs. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Springs-based, with most of your time spent at a distribution depot.

• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Good with Excel and email
• Matric
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong

• Experience on a vehicle telematics platform
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Transport management system (TMS) experience

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

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