Lead one of New Zealand's most complex and strategically important operational assets.
Let’s take care of work that matters - people, place and purpose. From roads to recycling to reporting, everyone at WM New Zealand helps take care of our people, protect our whenua and support our communities.
We’re more than waste management – we’re problem solvers, innovators, and hands-on doers. Every one of us, whether behind the wheel, on the tools, or shaping strategy behind the scenes, is helping build a better Aotearoa.
Job DescriptionThe role you’ll play.
As a Despatch Coordinator at WM New Zealand, you will play a crucial role in the efficient coordination of fleet scheduling, driver management, and the safe handling of hazardous and medical waste. Your responsibilities will involve dispatching jobs ensuring customer needs are met, balancing driver workloads, monitoring routes and ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining excellent customer service standards.
What's Involved:
- Dispatching jobs to drivers to ensure prompt and efficient service delivery, while prioritizing customer needs.
- Balancing driver workloads and monitoring routes to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
- Ensuring drivers have all necessary paperwork and equipment for safe waste collection, including hazardous and medical waste.
- Monitoring and managing jobs that have been rescheduled by drivers, ensuring minimal disruption to service.
- Setting up customer accounts and entering details into the system for new or modified service agreements.
- Responding to customer queries and concerns via phone or email, providing timely and accurate information and assistance.
What you’ll need.
- Proven experience in dispatch coordination or fleet scheduling, preferably in a logistics or waste management environment.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with the capacity to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact professionally with drivers and customers.
- Knowledge of hazardous waste handling regulations and procedures would be advantageous.
- Proficiency in computer systems and software, including MS Office and dispatch management tools.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- A commitment to upholding high standards of safety and environmental responsibility.
What’s in it for you?
- Enjoy a role that keeps you on your toes, offering constant challenges with a competitive salary.
- Become part of a close-knit team that values collaboration, recognition, and continuous improvement
- WM New Zealand offers proven opportunities for career advancement.
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WM New Zealand is an EEO employer and promotes drug and alcohol-free workplaces. You must be in New Zealand and hold a current work visa/residency or NZ citizenship.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in dispatch coordination or fleet scheduling, preferably in logistics or waste management
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
- Ability to prioritize tasks effectively
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of hazardous waste handling regulations and procedures
- Proficiency with computer systems, MS Office, and dispatch management tools
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Commitment to safety and environmental responsibility
- Must be located in New Zealand and hold a current work visa, residency, or New Zealand citizenship
What We Do
WM New Zealand is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling and waste, and environmental services provider, driven by our focus on safety, sustainability, and service and underpinned by innovation. We provide recycling and resource recovery services, solid waste management, liquid and hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal. We design and operate state-of-the-art waste management and recycling facilities nationwide, including leading edge sustainable modern landfill and energy parks, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and liquid, hazardous and medical waste processing facilities. We understand that our biggest asset is our people and we’re committed to their safety and wellbeing. We’re a company where every day our people get to make a difference – whether this be through exploring recycling opportunities, looking at new ways to create energy from waste, or delivering a great customer service to building facilities that will last a lifetime. We work with a diverse range of customers, from residential homes and small businesses, councils, through to large multinational commercial and industrial clients that span almost every industry in New Zealand, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive range of services that can be tailored to meet the needs of our customers. Our focus is on the future, the possibilities it holds, and ultimately the protection of it.
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