Taxi Dispatcher

ABM Industries

Kenner, LA

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Kenner, LA
POSTED
2 days ago

Overview

Job Summary Details:
 
The Dispatcher receives assistance requests from clients and customers, and assigns individuals and teams to respond to those requests.
 
Benefit Information:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package.  For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM  Employee Benefits | Front Line Team Members | (Programa de Beneficios de ABM)

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

•  Coordinate and manage the efficient flow of taxis and drivers.
•  Receive calls, determine the suitable taxi availability, and direct taxis to customer locations.
•  Communicate with dispatch staff to arrange for taxis to be dispatched immediately or at a specified time.
•  Manage dispatching operations such as making sure vehicles have gas and oil to keep them running.
•  Track taxi activity to ensure that vehicles are dispatched in accordance with local laws and regulations.
•  Coordinate with taxi companies to provide service to special events and conventions.
•  Maintain communication with taxi drivers to ensure they reach customers quickly or punctually.
•  Track driver activity to ensure they take efficient routes and follow all traffic laws and regulations.
•  Use modern routing software in order to develop, alter, and optimize delivery routes.
•  Effectively communicate and serve as the liaison between drivers and customers.
•  Remain agile and ready to handle sudden route changes or delivery issues.
 

A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education. ABM is a military and veteran friendly employer, veterans and candidates with military experience encouraged to apply. Military Occupational Specialty Code: 88N, 92A, LS, YN, 0411, 3531, 2T1X1, 2T2X1

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
 
•  Must be 18 years of age or older
•  No high school diploma, GED or college degree required.
•  No experience required and on the job training provided.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
 
•  One (1) year of prior multi-line reception experience or dispatching experience preferred

About the Company

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ABM Industries

ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.

We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.

Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.

Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.

With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.

With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.

ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Business Services - Other
FOUNDED
1909
WEBSITE
http://www.abm.com/