Shipping Coordinator

Wakefield Thermal is part of the Heico Companies, and in aggregate, Heico’s businesses generate more than $3.2 billion in revenues. Wakefield Thermal is a global leader in innovative thermal management solutions for a diverse range of markets. Building on over four decades of leadership and experience, Wakefield Thermal designs, manufactures, and sells thermal management products that remove excess heat generated by electronic components.

Our Mission: Our businesses have made an all-encompassing commitment across all levels of the organization to never sacrifice safety. Deliver industry leading quality, and on-time delivery while providing an exceptional customer experience. Position ourselves as a leader in the industry through technological advancements and supply chain excellence. Promote a culture of success and excellence through accountability, collaboration, engagement, and shared belief in our vision.

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a Shipping Coordinator to join our team. This individual is responsible for performing tasks involved in the shipping of materials, supplies and equipment. Participates in problem solving activities and contributes to quality improvements. Equipment used includes motorized fork trucks and manual pull jacks. Operates a data entry terminal. Actively promotes teamwork atmosphere and supports team development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Good communication skills needed for frequent interaction with various personnel
• Must maintain co-operative relationships with co-workers
• 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.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Responsible for cleanliness of work area and the general housekeeping of the Company.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Must understand and have good packaging knowledge of products.
• Must maintain a good attendance record.
• Must have a valid driver license and good driving record.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• High School Diploma, or General Education Degree (GED).
• 2 years of experience required.
• Knowledge of UPS Worldship/FEDEX Ship manger/Creating LTL BOL’S and versed in international shipping.
• Past ERP Experience/Computer knowledge
• 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

Frequent mental and visual attention where the flow is intermittent with intermittent checking. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.   The employee is frequently required to stand and occasionally required to walk, sit, kneel, crouch, or crawl.   The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to airborne particles and chemicals.   The noise level is usually moderate. 

The employee is required to wear safety glasses, earplugs and safety shoes.

Note:  This job description provides an outline of the essential functions and qualifications necessary for this position.  It is not all-inclusive, and duties may change, be added or deleted according to business need.

About HEICO:

Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 80 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico now strategically targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services. 

These four core operations are organized into groups: Metal Processing Group, Construction Solutions Group, Applied Solutions Group, and Industrial Technologies Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies. Each Group has its own corporate team.

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generates more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE). 

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