Logistics Specialist

M&H Valve of Anniston, AL is actively looking for a Logistics Specialist.

This is a salaried, non‑exempt position with an excellent benefits package including health, life, dental, and vision insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, vacation, and holiday pay.

Company has 160+ years of experience, a world‑class manufacturer of fire protection and water distribution products such as Fire Hydrants, Resilient Wedge Gate Valves, Butterfly Valves, and Check Valves.

All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

Overall responsibility for appropriate movement of goods in and out of the facility while maintaining a neat and well‑organized work area. This includes verification and recording of incoming shipments and arranging/preparing items for outgoing shipments. Attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills are of utmost importance.

• Proactively exhibits and promotes The McWane Way Principles.
• Ensuring personal safety and the safety of team members.
• Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wears appropriate PPE including fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head, and eye protection.
• Uses proper lifting and ergonomic techniques.

• Determines shipping methods, routes, or rates for materials to be shipped.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Contacts carrier representatives to make arrangements or issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
• Monitors status of incoming and outgoing freight in various online tracking software.
• Accurately updates internal ERP software with arrival and departure information.
• Records shipment data such as counts, weight, space availability, damages, discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or record‑keeping purposes and makes adjustments as appropriate.
• Prepares documents such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders to route materials.
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Schedules and builds loads to ship to meet production schedule and customer delivery requirements.
• Examines shipment contents and compares with records, such as manifests, invoices, or others, to verify accuracy.
• Investigates discrepancies by effectively communicating with vendors and others outside the department.
• Validates previous freight data once truckload has been completed.
• Posts freight and shipping charges to all sales orders.
• Corresponds with internal and external customers to rectify problems such as damages, shortages, or non‑conformance to specifications or complaints.
• Packs, seals, labels, or affixes postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools or postage meters, as appropriate.
• Requisition s and stores shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
• Answers shipping and scheduling questions from all internal and external customers.
• Periodically prepares reports for management.
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required;
  Microsoft AX experience preferred.
• Two years’ experience in transportation, logistics, warehouse, or supply chain preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication required.
• Must be self‑directed and able to manage competing priorities in a deadline‑driven environment.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak and present effectively before groups of customers, clients,…