Dispatcher – St. John’s

Compensation: $50,000 – $52,000/year (full-time/permanent)

Is Tetris your favourite game? If you’re fascinated by mastering a challenge with a ridiculous number of moving parts and you may have actually herded cats before, then you need to read the Dispatching job below!

The Job – Dispatcher

Dispatchers play an integral role in keeping customer satisfaction high by maintaining a professional and empathetic demeanor while dispatching On Side Restoration crews to jobs in a timely manner. Knowing who to call, when to call them and what the steps are in the restoration process is all just a regular part of being a Dispatcher.

Dispatchers are responsible for:

• Dispatching crews to save the day when disasters hit.
• Understanding scope of work and skills needed on a job site.
• Scheduling work with property owners.
• Managing sub-trade schedules.
• Managing crew mix and on-call availability.

What you bring:

• Superior customer service skills and a genuine desire to help people.
• Unparalleled organizational skills.
• Conscientiousness, never leaving a task before it’s complete.
• Curiosity, you’re always asking questions and want to know the rest of the story.
• Excellent phone and computer skills (MS Office – Word, Excel and Teams familiarity is a must).

Of Note

*Salary estimates provided in this job posting cover all locations. Total compensation will be discussed at the time of interview and determined by factors such as region, branch size, experience and education.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an established company in a growing industry and we need awesome people! We WANT you to be fulfilled by your work, we WANT you to enjoy the people you work with and we WANT to provide you with learning and advancement opportunities. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, RRSP matching and a comprehensive health plan which includes extended medical (ex. chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance. At On Side we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Get on our side!

Both major weather disasters and minor accidents involving water, fire, and more happen every day, and in our industry, this is how we keep busy, restoring properties 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Mother Nature usually doesn’t wait for an invitation, but we’re in the business of dealing with party crashers, and we’ve done it for over 40 years!

We have branches from Victoria, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland and (almost) everywhere in between. Our fantastic team of over 2,000 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!