Warehouse Shipping Coordinator

Schedules and keep s record s on outgoing customer shipments by performing the following duties:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate verbally and written with internal and external customers.

• Ability to plan ahead and prepare outbound shipments based off of forecasted projections.
• Demonstrated math skills needed for planning outbound trailer capacity.
• Conduct employee and departmental training on customer requirements for outbound freight.
• Manage multiple priorities across all customer carriers and ship lanes.
• Provide accurate, timely communication up and down the organization on outbound shipment status.
• Coordinates and executes weekly prepack requirements.
• Assures that work areas are appropriately maintained and correct any unsafe conditions and general housekeeping immediately.
• Experienced or ability to be certified on powered equipment needed in loading and unloading customer trailers.
• Maintain SOP’s and QC processes.

Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.

• Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.

• Occasionally hand writes bill of lading receipts.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years of experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have Microsoft Suite experience with basic Excel and Outlook.
• Must have basic computer skills. Knowledge of computerized shipment systems preferred.

The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• Must be able to stand and sit up to 10hours in a day.
• Will occasionally push/pull from 11-25 pounds.
• Will frequently bend, stoop, reach up and out, crouch, kneel, and push/pull from 25-50 pounds.
• Will frequently lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally carry up to 50 pounds.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, customer shipment instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to calculate figures required in cubing out customer trailers.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

• The work performed is in a warehouse environment
• The employee is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust and will be working around moving machinery
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at low decibels
• Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment