Shipping Coordinator

White Cap Job Opportunity

A position at White Cap isn't your ordinary job. You'll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities.

The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing support to the shipping department by planning and preparing all necessary documents and logs. Coordinates shipments with customer service/sales and truck carriers.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Plans and prepares all necessary shipping documents for sales to customers and interplant shipments.
• Coordinates with other company facilities to correct errors or coordinate the timing of shipments.
• Works with customer service to meet customer shipment deadlines.
• Monitors inventory by assisting in cycle counts and keeping bin locations accurate.
• Dispatches shipments to the appropriate truck carriers. Maintains and distributes shipment logs and other reports as needed.
• Assists in entering and maintaining time and attendance reporting.
• May handle receiving plant and warehouse materials and products and documenting shipments and logging in to the database.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.

Nature and Scope

• Refers complex, unusual problems to supervisor.
• Under general supervision, exercises some judgment in accordance with well-defined policies, procedures, and techniques. Work typically involves regular review of output by a senior coworker or supervisor.
• None.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Education and Experience

• HS Diploma or GED strongly preferred. Specialized skills training/certification may be required. Generally 2-5 years of experience in area of responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

Three (3) years prior shipping experience in manufacturing or logistics Skill in ERP mainframe data entry Computer with intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications