SHIPPING & RECEIVING COORDINATOR

Summary: 

Set in a fast paced warehouse environment, this position is an integral part of our Tacoma operation. As part of our team, you will work to ensure that our Alaska operations are supplied with the materials they need to be successful. The ideal candidate will be driven to learn, have excellent attention to detail and will find satisfaction from helping internal customers. This position offers health benefits, on-the-job training and opportunities for career advancement. 

Essential Functions:

  1. Receive, off-load and organize incoming supplies from vendors.
  2. Utilize department filing system to record and maintain all shipped freight logs, signed bill of ladings and cargo manifests.  
  3. Fill all in-port orders and signed bills of lading in accordance with company standards.
  4. Sort, package and prepare outgoing shipments to Alaska facilities.
  5. Enter shipping and receiving data into company database, JD Edwards.
  6. Assist in maintaining and updating carrier schedules and sailing dates.
  7. Receive and distribute faxes, paperwork and mail as needed.
  8. Answer phone calls, take messages and direct callers to correct individuals.

Additional Responsibilities:

  1. Basic clerical duties as needed
  2. Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

Experience:

Forklift experience in loading and unloading shipping containers.  

Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of email, spreadsheet software, word processing software and presentation software.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Mental Activities:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use decision making skills, creativity, independent judgment, discretion, and problem analysis. The employee will occasionally use interpersonal skills and team work. The employee will regularly speak and read English, and use customer service skills.

 

Trident Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Affirmative Action – Minority, Female, Disability, Veteran