Trucking / Shipping Coordinator "T" - 1st Shift

Description

1st Shift

1 Position Available

SUMMARY

Learns all activities required to pick up and deliver parts and/or products to and from suppliers or customers. Learns how to prepare furnaces and associated components for safe and secure shipment to customer locations while optimizing load configurations. Learns to coordinate transportation arrangements to meet or exceed customer requirements or published schedules. Learns to efficiently utilize resources to minimize scrap, materials, and labor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

includes the following. Other duties may be assigned within this classification.

• Must strictly adhere to published company I.S.O. guidelines and procedures.
• Maintains and turns in accurate daily labor reports.
• Must strictly adhere to published Company safety guidelines and procedures.
• Must supply own hand tools per published list.
• Becomes familiar with and gains an understanding of all equipment assigned to the area including the various safety aspects such as lockout/tagout, and associated equipment procedures, capabilities, and capacities.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to prepare, read, interpret, and process all orders utilizing standard documentation such as packing lists, bills of lading, hazardous materials documentation, export papers, or other authorized forms.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to attach labels or other identifying tags required to insure accuracy of shipment.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to accurately set-up, adjust, and operate all applicable equipment including saws, nailers, staple guns, and scales to meet shipping requirements.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to select, set-up, and adjust miscellaneous hand tools and equipment.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to plan and lay out work by measuring, marking, or scribing dimensions and/or reference points on material or workpiece for the construction of boxes, crates, skids, or other applicable containments. Construction to be such that product is protected against weather and/or damage during transit.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to prepare product for export. Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to accurately inventory and document parts and/or product to be shipped.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to accurately maintain all documentation in the job file and distributes requested information to appropriate departments.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to verify that truck has been tarped by the driver to protect product against adverse weather conditions.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to determine the best method of shipment based on such variables as availability, customer requirements, safety, legal restrictions, or any combination thereof.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to obtain quotes and other data necessary to maximize shipping requirements.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to contact freight company and schedule pick-up. Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to plan activities required to complete job and achieve on time shipment. Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to load and unload trucks in a timely manner.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to compile and maintain material control records on all expendable items within the department.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude for the use of common, generally accepted measuring devices applicable to the area as required. Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to verify proof of conformance of finished product to specifications.
• Must be able to follow oral and/or written instructions. Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to safely operate overhead cranes, fork trucks, handtrucks, or other various equipment to move material or product. Must demonstrate an aptitude of the principals, capacities, and safety aspects of how to properly select, attach, and move materials and/or equipment with the appropriate lifting devices such as chains, clevices, or straps.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of how to perform simple upkeep and/or cleaning of equipment.
• Must demonstrate an aptitude of stock locations and stores excess material properly and in a timely manner.
• Maintains housekeeping standards in compliance with established company policies. Must be able to work with supervision and/or leadmen to accomplish any given task.
• Assists others as required.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations ma