What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Coordinator position at Integrated Packaging Machinery, LLC?
The Shipping and Logistics Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end process of equipment logistics, from disassembly at the IPM facility to delivery at the project site. This individual plays a critical role in ensuring efficiency, safety, and accuracy in the transportation of project equipment and materials.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the packing and disassembly process of equipment, ensuring all identified parts are easily locatable for on-site field teams.
- Oversee the wrapping and packaging of equipment, ensuring safety and protection of items (including loose items) during transit.
- using IPM standards for asset tracking methods, coordinate the preparation and packing of safety items, tools, and non-inventory items required at the job site.
- Supervise the loading and unloading of trucks at the IPM facility, guaranteeing safe and secure handling of all materials.
- Ensure the creation and maintenance of all necessary shipping documentation, including BOLs, packing slips, digital, and paper copies are prepared and placed on skids or crates for visibility and clarity of identification. Communicate documentation status proactively with field teams.
- Coordinate the scheduling of semi logistics for transporting equipment from the IPM facility to the project site.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- 0-3 prior experience in in a manufacturing environment with logistics, operations, or a similar role.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Teams and Excel.
- Knowledge of industry safety standards and regulations.
Educational Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
Professional Certifications:
- None required
Physical Requirements:
- Steel toe shoes and safety glasses are required
- Standing for extended periods of time
- Ability to move 50 pounds
- Bending, lifting, twisting, crawling for extended periods of time
Travel Requirements:
- Up to 25%
Core Principles:
Unwavering Integrity
We refuse to compromise our ethics and high professional standards in order to achieve desired outcomes.
- We do what is right.
- We treat others the way we wish to be treated.
- We do nothing to betray a confidence, stretch the truth, or mislead others.
- If we are unable to honor a commitment we promptly inform those affected.
- We accept responsibility and apologize if we erode trust.
- Our words are constructive, respectful, and supportive of others and our company.
- We freely share ideas and opinions, and deal with differences professionally.
- We do not compromise the safety or well-being of others or ourselves.
Servant’s Heart
We possess a never-ending desire to serve and support others.
- We understand that our work must satisfy our customer’s expectations for quality and value.
- We are polite, respectful, and show great consideration for others time and needs.
- Every opportunity to serve a customer is met with our can-do attitude, empathy, and humility.
- We seek first to understand before attempting to be understood.
- We provide timely responses to customer requests.
- Our friendliness and initiative make it easy for customers to work with us.
- With great urgency we take definitive action to remedy unmet expectations.
- We look for ways at every turn to exceed customer expectations.
Ownership Spirit
Our passion for employee ownership is demonstrated in everything we do.
- We put forth the time and energy it takes to get a job done right.
- We are collaborative team players who are highly relational and results driven.
- We trust that employee owners have the customers’ and companies’ best interest in mind, so we focus on solutions rather than blame.
- We make positive impressions through our professional appearance and conduct, attention to detail, and communication.
- We are proud ambassadors of our products, services, and company.
- Our attitude and actions help nurture a welcoming culture of inclusion, unity, and cooperation.
- We are highly adaptable when faced with changing situations, conditions or complex problems.
- We treat company resources as if they were our own.
Continuous Innovation and Improvement
We challenge the status quo and strive for excellence in all our work.
- We proactively initiate improvements in our know-how, products, services, safety, and processes.
- We innovate through technology and process development to create differentiated value and customer experiences.
- We engage in constant learning to improve our skills and understanding of our business.
- We tenaciously identify and drive out waste.
- When identifying problems we ask what we ourselves can do to improve the situation.
- We share relevant learning with those who need to know.
- We are relentless in our efforts to create and sustain organized work areas and process.
- We initiate and embrace change for the opportunity it may present.
Job Specific:
- Problem Solving - Able to solve problems using logic, judgment and data to determine effective solutions.
- Organizational Skills - Able to use resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done. Able to orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal. Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Arranges information and files in a useful manner.
- Planning - Refers to the ability to accurately scope out the length and difficulty of tasks and projects, set objectives and goals and break down work into the process steps necessary to get things done.
- Priority Setting - Plans and organizes work activities. Knows what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal.