Job Scheduling & Dispatch

Keep every plumbing job on the board without the back-and-forth phone calls and calendar collisions.

113 hrs
Time saved/month
37
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Job scheduling in plumbing businesses requires staff to manually check crew calendars, verify skills, call technicians for confirmation, and notify customers. This process is slow, error-prone, and ties up office staff for hours each day.

Automation reads incoming job requests, matches the best available crew based on skills and availability, sends dispatch orders via SMS, and confirms receipt automatically. Customers receive arrival times within minutes instead of hours.

Key features
Match jobs to crew automatically based on skills, availability, and location
Send dispatch orders and track acknowledgment in real time
Escalate to staff only if crew does not confirm within minutes
Notify customers of crew ETA immediately after dispatch confirmation
Log all job assignments and dispatch records automatically
Reduce double bookings and missed jobs through centralized scheduling

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Job Request Receivedtrigger

A new job request arrives via email, online form, or phone and is logged into the system. The automation is triggered immediately.

2. Extract Job Details

The automation reads the job request and extracts customer name, address, phone, job type, and preferred date/time. It validates the information and flags any missing fields.

3. Query Crew Availability

The automation checks for all technicians and identifies those free during the requested time window.

4. Match Crew Skills

The automation compares the job type against each available crew member's skills stored and ranks matches by experience and proximity.

5. Send Dispatch via SMS

The automation sends a formatted dispatch message SMS to the top-matched crew with all job details, customer contact, and address.

6. Log Job Assignment

The automation updates to record the job as assigned, including crew name, dispatch time, and estimated arrival window.

7. Notify Customer

The automation sends the customer an email or SMS and with the crew name, estimated arrival time, and a link to track the job.

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Estimated Time Saving
113hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:37 Companies

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