What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Coordinator position at Wastequip?
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Safely operates a fork truck, a full/oversized pickup truck, and an oversized flat-bed truck to perform required logistical functions.
- Responsible for building and maintaining ship out loads which includes but may not be limited to:
- Staging hoists, crates, and any additional components needed to fill ship out kit orders and notify logistics coordinator once order is complete and ready to ship.
- Review ship out schedule and build orders in line with schedule as close as possible. This may include moving down the schedule to orders that have all components available.
- Monitor component quantities needed to build upcoming orders and advise appropriate individuals of quantities needed to build ship out orders on time.
- Responsible for moving hoists in the yard which includes but may not be limited to:
- Loading hoists onto truck chassis for the hoist mounting department.
- Empty hoist cars coming from paint department and load them on carts for packing department.
- Unload hoists from packing carts and transport them into storage racks or staging area for shipment.
- Undeck chassis from factory deliveries as needed.
- Responsible for loading ship out kits onto trailers for shipment to customers.
- Responsible for unloading incoming trailers which includes, but is not limited to:
- Unload wooden crates for ship out kits.
- Unload cylinders off trailer and deliver to appropriate storage areas.
- Stage roll off platforms for the loading dock, when oil tanks or tool boxes arrive and need to be unloaded.
- The logistics coordinator will perform the Shipping Manager’s task as a backup when they are out of the office.
- Plans and coordinates receiving of incoming deliveries
- Spot-checks loading patterns of finished goods for neat stacking, banding, and undamaged product.
- Meets customers’ receiving personnel and notes any particular customer delivery or shipping needs.
- Prepares bills of lading for shipment to customers, obtaining optimum freight rates, handling of less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments, etc.
- Checks count of returned products from customers and advises quality control department of returned goods
- Assist purchasing with tracking incoming deliveries
- Selects shipments for invoicing and distributes daily invoicing file
- The logistics coordinator is responsible for maintaining a safe work environment at all times and must wear all prescribed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing the assigned tasks and stop work immediately in the event of a non-conformance.
- The logistics coordinator must report to their supervisor immediately any unsafe act or condition that requires corrective action.
- Must practices 5-S within their defined work area, returns all common tools to their proper place when not in use, and cleans the assigned work area once all work has been completed; the work area must be cleared of all debris and in the event a tool does not have an assigned “home” place.
- As an individual and part of a team, strives to support continuous improvement across their personal tasks, the tasks of the materials department, as well as all facets of the business as a whole organization.
- Perform simple and routine maintenance to ensure that all equipment and tools remain safe and fully operational; in the event a piece of equipment is in an unsafe condition, the equipment should be immediately locked out and a supervisor notified.
- Performs other duties as required or directed.
III. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
- High school or equivalent preferred
- One to three years of directly related experience
- Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Freight dispatch experience preferred
- Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel experience
- Shipping & invoicing in an ERP system
- Knowledge of truck freight rates.
- Sit-down forklift driving experience.
Company Benefits:
- 2 Medical Plan Options - Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up
Medical Plans
- Prescription (Rx) Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 2 Dental Plan Options - Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)
- Health Care FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Company Paid Base Life Insurance
- Company Paid Accident, Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
▪ Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Voluntary Hospital, Accident & Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance
- 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Vacation and Personal/Sick Time
- Paid Grandparent Leave
- Paid Bonding Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
About Wastequip
Wastequip got its start in 1989 with containers and compactors. But, today, we have evolved into so much more than just a manufacturer of high-quality steel containers and compactors. We are the waste industry’s only All-in-One solutions provider – from carts and containers to collect waste to hoists and trash trucks to move the waste to parts, service and technology to keep your operation running smoothly.
While we’re proud to be North America’s leading manufacturer of waste handling equipment, we are equally proud to be a driving force for enhanced sustainability across the waste industry. We are consistently striving to improve our own operations while making it easier for our customers to do the right thing – building a brighter future for all.
