We have multiple full-time openings in our offices at Kottke Trucking: Load Planning Manager, Customer Service Representative and Driver Manager/Dispatcher. This positions are open to be filled in our offices in both Minnesota (Buffalo Lake and Eagan) or Florida (Wildwood and Davenport).
All positions include benefits of:401(k), Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Flexible spending account, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, and Vision insurance.
More information for the positions are available below. You can apply online for these positions here.
Load Planning Manager
The main duty of this person is to assign loads to trucks, while ensuring customer service levels needed and achieving driver needs. This position will maximize revenue, while meeting driver expectations and customer on time service. Load planners need to be creative to find solutions to allow us to exceed our customer’s needs.
Essential Job Functions
- Proficient in Microsoft office and typing skills
- Communicate with customers, staff and drivers in an efficient and effective manner
- Ability to work in a timely manner
- Ability to prioritize workload
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to multitask
- Proficient with Hours of Service
- Order Entry and Scheduling
- Update customers with any issues that arise
Required Experience
Starting pay will be based on previous experience. Previous trucking/transportation experience a plus. Willing to train for the right candidate.
Requirements
- Good Time Management Skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Good Computer Skills
- Timely
- Dedicated to the Job
- Driven for Results
- Good Listening Skills
- Patience
- Respectful
- Good Telephone Skills
- Good Natured and Good Spirited
Customer Service Representative
This person will work with our customers, our CSR team, our planning team and our driver managers to arrange our freight patterns and set up our customer relationships for success. This person will be assigned a set of customers, make appointments, handle customer requests and any communication requirement of the customer.
Essential Job Functions
- Schedule Appointments
- Manage Freight Needs
- Solve any Customer Issues
- Manage all stages of Customer Relationship
- Backup to Driver Managers and Freight Planners
Non-essential Job Functions
- Assist Fleet Manager with Drivers
Required Experience
Starting pay will be based on previous experience. We are willing to train the right candidate without experience.
Requirements
- Good Time Management Skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Good Computer Skills
- Timely
- Dedicated to the Job
- Driven for Results
- Good Listening Skills
- Patience
- Respectful
- Good Telephone Skills
- Good Natured and Good Spirted
Starting pay will be based on previous experience. We are willing to train the right candidate without experience.
Driver Manager/Dispatcher
This person will be the drivers first point of contact, coordinate with driver about loads, manage drivers vacation requests, and be responsible for the timely movement of company freight.
Essential Job Functions
- Manage Drivers and their work loads
- Manage Drivers home time and vacation requests
- Coordinate with planners and customer service reps for meeting driver and customer demand
- Work to maximize driver performance
- Help to minimize deadhead
- Maximize Revenues per Mile
- Well Spoken, Easy to understand
- Sympathetic and companionate to the drivers needs
Non-essential Job Functions
- Assist Customer Service Reps with customer needs management
Requirements
- Good Time Management Skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Good Computer Skills
- Timely
- Dedicated to the Job
- Driven for Results
- Good Listening Skills
- Patience
- Respectful
- Good Telephone Skills
- Good Natured and Good Spirited
Required Experience
Starting pay will be based on previous experience. We are willing to train the right candidate without experience.
Our mission at Kottke Trucking, Inc. can be stated simply: Delivering world-class logistics services. We provide dependable customer service using a team that emits integrity and excellence. After eight decades of being in business, Kottke Trucking, Inc. has established itself as an eminent presence in the transportation industry.
You can apply online for any of the above positions by clicking here.
If you have any questions on these jobs, please reach out to Kayla or Kyle and they will answer any questions you may have.
Kayla McDonald
Email Kayla
(320) 833-2450
Kyle Kottke
[email protected]
(320) 833-2422
