Dispatch Supervisor

What you’ll do:

The Dispatch Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that transportation operates smoothly and efficiently. The Dispatch Supervisor oversees tasks that range from coordinating delivery schedules to managing driver pick up routes and ensuring compliance of various safety and DOT regulations. The Dispatch Supervisor must be detail-oriented with strong management skills, excellent communication skills, and have a depth of experience in the transportation industry.

A successful Dispatch Supervisor is extremely organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced, dynamic communicative environment, and is a team player. This position supports and fosters our deep commitment to diversity and inclusion, which is the foundation for creating a culture of belonging for all personnel.

End date
February 28, 2026

Opportunity type
Job

Category
Warehouse / Supply Chain / Drivers

• Collaborates with food sourcing, warehouse, donors when directing drivers to ensure effective execution of grocery rescue and donation pick-ups to maximize food resources for the organization.
• Utilizing transportation software and scheduling for optimization and ongoing improvement for routing.
• Collaborates with community impact team, agency partners and operations team when directing drivers throughout the delivery process.
• Collaborates with inventory control, volunteer engagement, Project Preserve and others to facilitate effective and efficient inventory transfers and shuttles between food bank sites.
• Ensures adherence to and execution of established food bank safety policies and procedures, OSHA, Fleet Safety DOT Program, ensuring the number one priority is safety when operating any equipment at SHFB.
• Establishes and executes independently incident management process as required by transportation group (i.e. intendent reporting, towing, HAZMAT response, etc.).
• Conducts ride‑a‑longs with all drivers, coaching on efficiencies and safety compliance. Collaborates with Director of Transportation on findings.
• Collaborates with the Fleet Maintenance Coordinator and Transportation Specialist to achieve DOT maintenance and document compliance on all equipment at SHFB.
• Partners with transportation specialist and others within the organization to effectively gather and report transportation related performance and cost data.
• Manages departmental KPIs to ensure on‑time delivery and performance goals are met.
• Communicates insights and opportunities to Director of Transportation.
• Partners with Fleet Maintenance Coordinator and strategic maintenance suppliers on Second Harvest’s commercial equipment and passengers’ vehicles.
• May be asked to shuttle equipment to vendor or driver if applicable.
• Trains drivers to ensure food safety compliance.

Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Yes, directly supervises a team of non‑CDL, CDL‑C/B and transportation coordinator and support staff.

Reports to:

Director, Transportation

• Monday – Friday, 4:00 am – 1:00 pm.
• Occasional evenings and/ or weekends may be required for meetings or special events.
• Occasional duties may be necessary to respond to issues, outside of normal working hours (e.g., disaster response, community events, etc).

TRAVEL
Occasional daytime travel needed, up to 50% of work week within the local service area.
Current CDL‑A driver’s license with copy of current auto insurance and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) results needed.
Essential business/first responder:
As a social services organization, we strive to be available for our clients, donors, and fellow staff members to work toward our mission to provide food to people facing hunger and work to advance hunger solutions. Work Flex may be considered as a benefit to eligible positions.

In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency, Second Harvest is typically considered an essential business service and emergency responder. All employees may have to perform regular or emergent duties on‑site. Employee safety will be balanced with business and community necessity. Some positions are more likely to be required on‑site than others. This position is considered part of the essential crew and is…