Logistics Coordinator - 1st Shift

About the Company:

Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high-performing, technologically advanced, and energy-saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America. 

We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities and for 2024 we were recognized as an Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award Winner for the fifth straight year.

For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that are Built to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire.  We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada. 

Primary Function:

The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the flow of material across the shipping/receiving docks and ensuring the timely and accurate processing of paperwork and material transactions for all shipments and receipts. The Shipping/Receiving Coordinator also plays an important role in communicating information between the warehouse, production, logistics, quality, purchasing, and material planning.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and prioritizes the movement of inbound/outbound trailers and materials across different docks throughout the facility
• Processes inbound truckload, LTL, and UPS/FedEx shipments from suppliers
• Communicates with security guards and instructs them where to have truck drivers deliver trailers as they arrive onsite, assigns dock door or directs them to drop trailer in the yard
• Utilizes computer and handheld scanner to process receipts and shipments through Oracle EBS system, and uses other applications such as trailer tracker and yard switcher app
• Ensures timely and accurate receipt of inbound shipments, verifies counts and visually inspects all physical contents against the PO and packing list, escalates any discrepancies or damage
• Ensures products are received, properly labeled, and staged in the appropriate area, ready to be put away in the warehouse or delivered to designated storage location
• Ensures timely and accurate shipments of outbound products, generates packing lists and BOL, verifies all physical contents against paperwork, and verifies material transactions
• Monitors the status of any hot shipments to ensure they are processed without delay, provides communication updates throughout the shift, and escalates any concerns
• Provides material handling team with direction and prioritization of materials needing to be processed throughout the shift
• Maintains a safe, clean and organized work area
• Ensure the shipping/receiving docks are cleared timely and utilize organizational tools such as inventory control cones and lanes for product identification
• Creates and distributes end of shift pass down email to communicate status updates to the team, and notification of any new or open concerns requiring follow up

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in shipping, receiving, logistics, and/or warehousing
• Must be able to work effectively in a computer environment
• Strong math and problem-solving skills to be applied in a manufacturing environment
• Situational leadership, ethics, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and cultural competency
• Must have effective communication skills to clearly communicate information to others, to include management
• Strong customer service skills, including active listening, prompt service and follow-up
• Ability to evaluate data and consider decision impact across multiple areas
• Ability to multi-task, take initiative, make decisions, work to plan, and delegate as needed
• High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently