Logistics Coordinator: Shipping & Inventory

Company Overview Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Shipping Coordinator

Meriden, CT

Compensation Includes

• The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $29.00/hour

Overview

Novolex is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Shipping Coordinator to join our Meriden manufacturing team. The Shipping Coordinator role oversees daily shipping and receiving operations, ensuring finished goods, raw materials, and production supplies move accurately and efficiently. This position acts as a vital link among various departments such as Production, Warehouse, Customer Service, Planning, Purchasing, Transportation, and Quality. The coordinator maintains inventory accuracy, supports customer service goals, and complies with regulations and standards, including company policies, SQF, GMP, OSHA, and food safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily outbound shipments and inbound deliveries
• Process shipping, receiving, inventory, and transfer transactions in the ERP system
• Prepare shipping documentation, bills of lading, packing slips, labels, and carrier paperwork
• Schedule freight with approved transportation providers
• Maintain inventory accuracy through transaction processing, cycle counts, and reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with customer routing requirements and shipping specifications
• Support SQF, GMP, OSHA, food safety, and inventory traceability requirements
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Warehouse, Customer Service, Purchasing, Maintenance, and Quality to support operational goals
• Assist with physical inventories, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3–5 years of experience in shipping, logistics, warehouse operations, inventory control, or manufacturing
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and ERP systems
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field
• Manufacturing experience
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Forklift experience or certification

This position works in both an office and manufacturing environment and requires frequent interaction with warehouse and production personnel. Occasional overtime may be required to support customer demand, month-end activities, inventories, and audits.

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

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