Traffic Clerk

Traffic Clerk

ALLIANCE - Alliance, OH 44601

Overview

Salary Range $38,000.00 - $43,000.00 Salary/year Job Shift Day

Description

PTC is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.

We at PTC value our employees' health and wellness. We offer the following:

• FREE Healthcare
• HSA option
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent & Spouse Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness & Accident Coverage
• 401K plan with company match
• Referral Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC employees
• Tuition Reimbursement eligibility

Job Summary:

Schedules inbound and outbound shipments selecting the most cost efficient carrier that meets customer requirements. Plans work to meet shipping forecast requirements. Is responsible for evaluating carrier's performance and selecting carrier based on PTC's service requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Communicates with and coordinates support functions, as required, with carriers to schedule trucks to meet customer requirements in the most economical manner. Such scheduling shall include, but not limited to: scheduling all shipments based on best truckload rate/carrier performance; combining shipments with multiple customer orders in order to utilize truckload rates; and, schedule trucks in normal shipping hours to minimize the need for overtime.

Pre-schedules monthly shipping schedules for "key" customer accounts requiring interfacing with customer's receiving department, establish monthly shipment schedule and forward schedule to Inside Sales.

Evaluates and develops new carriers based on rates and monitors service to meet customer requirements.

Delegated responsibility for administering the establishment and maintenance of contracts with carriers.

Verifies status of unfinished orders that can be combined with finished inventory to make truckload shipments.

Communicates and interfaces with transportation brokers to meet all requirements for export shipments.

Provides shipping unit with adequate lead-time to prepare orders for loading.

Provides information to the shipping unit for any special requirements needed to meet domestic/export shipments. This includes information on bulkheads and any special blocking or packaging instructions.

Is liaison with inside sales department to insure timely delivery to the customer

Updates status codes on all orders on "Billed Pile" (Finished Goods Inventory) report.

Reviews Billed Pile report to evaluate the steps necessary to reduce finished inventory.

Delegated responsibility for meeting customer shipping date in a timely manner after order is billed into Traffic Unit and released.

Performs other job-related duties as required.

The incumbent is expected to understand that all employees have a shared responsibility for the quality of products and related services provided to our customers. Duties and responsibilities are to be carried out in accordance with the PTC Quality Management System and its policies, procedures, and work instructions as applicable to the job or function being performed.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements:

Associate's degree or equivalent from two year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language 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 speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities: Must be computer literate and able to work with programs such as Word, Excel, etc., and be able to learn and use HP programs such as email, established programs, etc.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations : Must possess a valid driver's license for business travel.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Normal office conditions. Occasionally enters manufacturing area of plant where noise level is loud, and eye and ear protection must be worn.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use fingers to type on computer keyboard; hands to feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, and stoop, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.