What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Shipping Coordinator position at Twenty-Six Defense?
Job Summary: The Senior Shipping Coordinator coordinates the activities of the shipping and receiving department in order to process and move all incoming and outgoing products and materials. Ensures the accurate and timely packaging, transportation, receipt, distribution and storage of these products, internally and externally.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Provide work leadership and training to shipping personnel in order to provide accurate and timely processing and movement of all incoming and outgoing products and material
- Coordinate identifying, counting and weighing of incoming and outgoing products and materials to properly package, distribute and/or store such items, insuring all military (if applicable), customs, state, federal and customer regulations are met.
- Lay out daily operations and create work sequence and schedules, evaluating for priorities and adjusting for changes in production schedules.
- Schedule and plan for release and/or storage of materials to support manufacturing production schedules.
- Recommend work schedules and overtime requirements to meet established or special time frames for movement of products and materials.
- Provide data for reports, operating costs and results as requested.
- Ensure accurate processing of all paperwork including accurate bills of lading, invoices, damaged goods records, material requisitions, and labor time records.
- Evaluate progress against schedules and/or quality of output and design work flow changes to increase productivity.
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Maintain liaison with other departments and provide updated progress reports on status of product and material movement as needed.
- Participate in the selection, training, and development of Shipping staff. Assign work for most efficient utilization of personnel, reviewing their activities to assure quality performance.
- Responsible for the safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials and waste.
Education, Experience, License, or Certification:
- Associate's degree and 3-4 years of relevant work experience with demonstrated administrative/organizational skills to be proficient in the above areas, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:
- Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off
- Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future
- Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
- Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
- Flexible Vacation & PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Employee Referral Program
- Voluntary Benefits Available: Long-Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
- Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Twenty-Six Defense is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
*For Virginia-based positions only* In accordance with Virginia DOL requirements, the listed salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this role. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, experience, education, certifications, business needs, internal equity, and geographic location. Compensation may vary in different locations based on market conditions and cost-of-labor considerations.
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