What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Coordinator position at Wakefield Thermal?
Description
- Provide direct interaction with team members involved in shipping. Assisting and guiding employees on issues related to the shipping department.
- Ensure deadlines are met, adhere to company policies and procedures, and responsible for employee training.
- Records shortages and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.
- Examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items.
- Puts identifying information on containers, weighs, or measures items of outgoing shipments to verify information against travelers or other records.
- Assemble/coordinate wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers.
- Attach Bills of Lading to shipping containers.
- Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
- Reports any unsafe conditions to Supervisor/Management.
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Responsible for cleanliness of work area and the general housekeeping of the Company.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma, or General Education Degree (GED).
- 2 years of experience required.
- General computer knowledge.
- High degree of diplomacy and the ability to deal with and influence persons in all types of positions required.
- Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Work with minimum supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
- Must understand and have good packaging knowledge of products.
