Posted 2 days ago
Sr Dispatcher
@ First Canada ULC
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
First Canada ULC is hiring a Senior Dispatcher in Ottawa for a full-time Monday to Friday role. The work involves leading daily routing, scheduling and dispatch for school transportation, keeping service on time, and supporting drivers and customers. The posting states a salary of $55,000 with medical, dental and vision benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily routing, scheduling and dispatch operations
- Respond to open routes, absences, delays and breakdowns
- Maintain dispatch logs and route documentation
- Coordinate preventive maintenance with the Shop Manager
- Support drivers, schools, families and customers
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Five to seven years of relevant experience
- Previous dispatch, routing, terminal or professional-driving experience
- Strong communication, customer-service and computer skills
- Knowledge of radio-dispatch equipment
- Appropriate vehicle licence preferred
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | preferred |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Employee discount, Wellness |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
First Canada ULC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 154 |
Senior Dispatcher – Ottawa
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Are you organized, decisive, and comfortable keeping multiple moving parts on track? As a Senior Dispatcher, you will play a key role in keeping -Ottawa's daily transportation operation running safely and on time. You will coordinate routes, support drivers, resolve service issues, and help lead the dispatch function during busy morning and afternoon operations.
Why join First Student as a Senior Dispatcher?
- Competitive Pay: $55,000
- Full-time, Monday–Friday schedule
- Consistent, year-round work
- Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
- Paid holidays and vacation time
- Career advancement opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts through PerkSpot
What You’ll Do
- Lead daily routing, scheduling, and dispatch operations.
- Assign drivers and monitors to routes and oversee route bidding when applicable.
- Keep service moving by responding to open routes, absences, delays, breakdowns, and last-minute changes.
- Provide drivers with accurate route and passenger information.
- Review route changes and maintain required documentation.
- Monitor route hours and make adjustments to improve productivity and reduce overtime.
- Maintain accurate dispatch logs covering vehicle status, replacements, late buses, accidents, and service disruptions.
- Ensure morning and afternoon routes are properly dry-run before service begins.
- Broadcast daily safety messages and reinforce First Student’s Safety First culture.
- Collect pre-trip inspection reports and communicate repair needs to the maintenance team.
- Partner with the Shop Manager to coordinate preventive maintenance, breakdown response, and fleet concerns.
- Open or close the location and manage driver call-outs as assigned.
- Support drivers, school personnel, families, and customers with timely and professional communication.
What We’re Looking For
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Five to seven years of relevant experience.
- Previous dispatch, routing, terminal operations, or professional-driving experience.
- Strong communication, customer-service, computer, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to stay calm, organized, and decisive in a fast-moving environment.
- Knowledge of radio-dispatch equipment.
- Appropriate vehicle license preferred.
Take the lead in keeping Ottawa moving. Join First Student and help deliver safe, dependable transportation every day.
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
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