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Job Details

Dispatcher, Tow Trucks

Employer

A-1 Towing, A-1 Roadside Assistance

Date Posted

December 31, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Fort McMurray, AB
  • Earnings $16.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 20 to 24 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Part Time Leading to Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jan 30, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

A-1 Towing, A-1 Roadside Assistance

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

  • Ensure accuracy of completed time sheets, payroll and other summaries
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general office duties
  • Provide customer service
  • Dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders
  • Dispatch personnel as required by emergency situations
  • Process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators and crews using dispatching equipment

Supervision

5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Word processing software
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Spreadsheet
  • Internet

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Ability to work independently

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is your current field of study?

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Dispatcher, Tow Trucks is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Dispatchers
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to maintain operator work records using computerized or manual methods; and in monitoring personnel workloads and locations

DIRECTIVE

Interest in operating computer-aided communications and dispatching equipment to process and transmit information and instructions to co-ordinate the activities of vehicle operators, crews and equipment; and in dispatching personnel according to written schedules, work orders and as required by emergency situations

SOCIAL

Interest in speaking with vehicle operators to advise on route and traffic problems such as construction, accidents, congestion, weather conditions and weight and size restrictions

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Motor Coordination

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