WM

Dispatcher/Router

WM
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeBaldwin Park • California • United StatesJunior💰 $24 - $26 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills to effectively manage routing and service issues while ensuring customer satisfaction. Capable of multitasking in a fast-paced environment and collaborating with various teams to optimize operations.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Route ManagementCustomer CommunicationProblem ResolutionMultitaskingTeam Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Communicate back and forth with WM Drivers to assist with problem resolution while on route for residential, commercial, and roll-off lines of business
  • Handle incoming service orders, direct drivers, and resolve service issues
  • Interact with WM customer service, sales, and operational staff, including Route Managers and Mechanics
  • Use WM proprietary software to manage same-day ticket routing and prepare routes for the next day
  • Dispatch drivers to calls using customer needs, driver locations and loads, and daily factors to balance cost and customer satisfaction
  • Work with sites and the service department to optimize routes
  • Determine daily driver staffing levels
  • Assign routes and service tickets to appropriate drivers throughout the day and for the next day
  • Manage route actions and assure route completion
  • Handle incoming calls and emails from customer service and sales departments
  • Manage pickup and delivery requests for container movement within the Market area
  • Initiate communication with customers while drivers are on-site to resolve service delays
  • Troubleshoot and resolve potential delivery and pickup problems
  • Ensure same-day service on missed pickups by managing routing and tracking driver movement
  • Travel up to 15% may be required to work face to face with responsible sites

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
  • 6 months of relevant work experience
  • Experience working in a team setting
  • Ability to communicate effectively with several areas
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Must live within 1 hour from Baldwin Park, CA
  • Bilingual is a plus
  • Must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if required for business air travel or federal property access

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability coverage
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Company matching on a 401(k)
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid personal days
  • Your Tomorrow Education Assistance Program
  • Paid on-the-job training
  • Established career progression
  • Dependent day care
  • Discounted stock options

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills
Route OptimizationService Order ManagementTicket RoutingDriver DispatchingPickup and Delivery Management
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationOrganizational SkillsTeamworkCustomer Service
Tools & Technologies
WM Proprietary Software
Certifications & Qualifications
REAL IDTSA-Approved Alternative
Industry Keywords
Residential ServicesCommercial ServicesRoll-Off ServicesService IssuesDriver Staffing