Dispatch Associate

About the role

Join a global Fortune 500 company and take on a position where you can build your capabilities while contributing to a fast-moving logistics operation. UPS values motivated people who are eager to grow, take initiative, and work alongside a skilled team in an environment focused on continuous improvement.

Job summary

In this role, you will coordinate driver dispatch activities, manage overflow situations, confirm driver hours-of-service compliance, and support yard operations. The position also involves directing trailer movements for shifters across the yard and during unload activities within the sort operation.

Responsibilities

• Assign loads to drivers across the national feeder network, taking into account service priority, transit time, and sort signals.
• Handle overflow coordination to keep freight movement running smoothly.
• Check and verify driver hours of service.
• Oversee yard control activities, including trailer movement assignments for shifters.
• Support trailer handling during unload and sort operations when multiple shifters are involved.

Requirements

• Practical experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
• Ability to enter data quickly and accurately.

Additional information

This is a permanent position based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Applicants are asked to select their preferred language from the options on the page before applying. UPS maintains a workplace policy committed to non-discrimination, freedom from harassment, and protection against retaliation.