Shipping Coordinator

Position Summary:

Successful Logistics Technicians enjoy the challenges of working in a fast paced, team-oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with shipping, receiving and warehousing products. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

·         Ensures daily checklist for vehicle/equipment is filled out and any issues are communicated to the appropriate people.

·         Safely operate multiple types of lift trucks and pallet jacks

·         Ensures inventory accuracy during transfers of materials and products including correct dispositions.

·         Follows up and investigates root causes of inventory transfer discrepancies in a timely manner.

·         Transfer finished products from production or staging areas into our customer/item-based storage racking system.

·         Making inventory moves/adjustments in IQMS.

·         Ability to learn and successfully use an RF scan gun.

·         Manage and organize floor space constraints vs. inventory levels.

·         Consolidate and organize staging areas in production area.

·         Ensure shipping requirements meet customer specifications, including stacking heights, pallet requirements, and banding.

·         Continuously clean and organize dock and aisle areas.

·         Assists in raw material and finished good inventory cycle counts.

·         Assists with necessary receiving tasks.

·         Stage orders/loading trucks - fulfill out bound orders.

·         Ensure order numbers match with bill before completing loading process.

·         Ability to read and understand pick slip/ticket.

·         Successfully complete late pickups independently

·         Accurate completion of Bill of Ladings and printing BOL’s from IQMS

·         Track/order shipping supplies and packaging items

·         Calculate requires truck space and cube out volume shipments.

·         Obtain freight quotes.

·         Perform monthly physical inventory of raw materials and finished goods and cycle counts.

·         Response to shipping door and govern visitors in the shipping area.

·         Double checking information of pallets in the finished goods staging area and move them into proper inventory location.

Essential Functions:                                                   

·         Demonstrate attention to detail.

·         Demonstrate willingness to learn and advance.

·         Motivated to increase skills and progress.

·         Ability to operate multiple types of lift truck (sit-down lift)

·         Versatile & self-motivated able to prioritize work to best use time.

·         Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

·         Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

·         Consistently looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

·         Accuracy and thoroughness in data recording.

·         Ability and desire to work in a team-based environment where decision making is at the team level.

·         Recognize and act upon what needs to be done with little to no aid.

·         Interested in company results.

·         Treat people with respect

·         Follow policies and procedures.

·         Open to new ideas and welcome change

·         Commitment to working safely.

·         Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance.

·         Prompt and consistent attendance.

·         Appropriately asks for and offers help.

·         Possess basic Microsoft office suite and keyboarding skills.

·         Comfortable working at elevated heights

·         Able to lift up to 75 lbs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as well as the ability to handle situations by working as a team.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience                                                

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior Forklift Experience mandatory.

Language Skills                                               

Able to comprehend & communicate in the English Language to perform the duties of this position.

Mathematical Skills                                                     

Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Possess the ability to accurately read a tape measure. 

Reasoning Ability                                            

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to quickly and accurately compare color and pattern of products on the basis of visual stimuli to quality control standards.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud and PPE is required. Appropriate hearing protection while in the plant is required as noise levels within the facility meet OSHA requirements for hearing protection equipment.

RPI Lumber provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the law.   This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

RPI Lumber believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. This job description is designed to outline the primary job scope, but it is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the expectations and required skills as outlined in the above job description and confirm that I am capable of meeting all of the stated requirements.  

I understand that after I have read and signed this statement, it will be placed in my personnel file.