Expeditor (Catlettsburg, KY) - Austin Industrial

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

This is a full-time job working 40 hours a week (4/10's).  There is no per diem and no relocation assistance.

Expeditor

This person will be able to ensure the jobsite has an adequate and timely flow of materials and equipment. A construction expeditor must be a well-organized individual able to multitask. You should possess great communication skills and the ability to solve problems. Experience in project management will be very useful as knowledge of basic purchasing and technical principles. This person needs to be familiar with the different bolt sizes, valves, blind flanges and knowledgeable with boiler making associated work. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determine supply needs through technical details and schedules.
• Manage the orders of material and equipment to meet project requirements.
• Coordinate the delivery of supplies according to priorities and specifications.
• Resolve problems speeding up delivery of orders.
• Inspect orders upon arrival to ensure the correct quality and quantity.
• Monitor inventory of supplies for different jobs or sites.
• Place orders when needed, aiming for timely delivery and competitive price.
• Arrange the movement of material between locations.
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers and vendors.
• Familiar with the different bolt sizes, valves, blind flanges.
• Knowledgeable with boiler making associated work. 
• Other duties as assigned.

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 sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Certifications/ Licenses: Valid Driver’s License and TWIC Card

Experience – 4 years of experience.

Must pass medical and background check as a condition of employment.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

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