1st Shift Shipping Coordinator start at $20/hr. based on experience

Position Summary:

The Shipping Coordinator verifies and keep’s records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, and shipping merchandise or material; verifying and recording outgoing merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. They will use various tools and techniques to support their assigned department. They are highly motivated and have a desire to work in a fast paced, quality centered environment. This role is vital to ensuring our customers’ needs are consistently met, promoting our company’s continued strong national growth.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Internal Relationships: All Departments

External Relationships: Regular contact with customers, prospective customers, or vendors

Traits Displayed:

• Ability to exude high energy, solution-based thinking, while focusing great attention to detail and maintaining a service-oriented disposition.
• Contribute to a work environment that promotes pride in being part of a winning team and encourages personal and professional growth and success.
• Assure productivity and high-quality standards are constant so that the company and employees collectively enjoy optimum financial returns, job security, personal career growth and excellent service to customers.
• Ability to provide exemplary and consistent customer satisfaction, with a strong capacity for building relationships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepares bills of lading for each shipment and checks and records all items loaded for shipment, as needed.
• Assist in the oversight of fast paced Shipping department.
• Notifies manager when major discrepancies occur, over – shipments or substitutions have been made.
• Maintains shipping records.
• Prepares shipments via FedEx, UPS or other third-party carriers.
• Coordinates shipment schedules with drivers to reach customer requirements.
• Driving Shipping department to consistently meet or exceed established metrics.
• Examine work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Manage logistics and shipping requirements, coordinating with production facilities to ensure timely delivery.
• Communicate with subcontractors to submit expedite requests and follow -up on open orders.
• Perform other related duties as instructed.