Global Outbound Logistics Operations Lead (Dangerous Goods)

Job Description

Job Description

Role Overview

Picture a typical morning in Rock Hill, SC: production has just released finished assemblies, a high-value crate for the West Coast is being packed, and a lithium-metal battery shipment to Europe needs final documentation. You step in to orchestrate it all—verifying classifications, aligning carriers, clearing customs, and making sure every package is safe, compliant, and on the move. That’s the day-to-day impact of the Global Outbound Logistics Operations Lead at Powerus.

• End-to-end outbound logistics from our Rock Hill manufacturing facility—across air, sea, and ground.
• Hands-on oversight of dangerous goods movements (including lithium batteries and other regulated items), from packaging and labeling to declarations and carrier acceptance.
• Accurate classification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and declaration for every shipment.
• Creation and upkeep of DG procedures, shipping manuals, SOPs, documentation templates, and training plans.
• Relationships and performance management with freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, couriers, and specialty providers.
• Preparation and review of commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, air waybills, dangerous goods declarations, export paperwork, and related records.
• Customs coordination, including resolving holds, documentation discrepancies, and in-transit issues quickly.
• Close collaboration with Manufacturing, Operations, Sales, Finance, Compliance, and customers to deliver on-time, accurate shipments.
• Design of scalable outbound processes to match increasing production volumes.
• Shipment tracking, recordkeeping, and clear reporting across all outbound orders.
• Special handling for high-value, sensitive, oversized, and regulated products.
• Rapid execution on urgent, mission-critical shipments where reliability is non-negotiable.
• Continuous improvement of cost, lead time, carrier performance, and overall logistics efficiency.

• Proven outbound logistics leadership within manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, industrial, or similarly complex physical-product environments.
• Active dangerous goods certification and hands-on experience shipping regulated DG—required.
• Expert working knowledge of IATA/ICAO air transport rules and applicable DOT hazardous materials regulations.
• Direct experience shipping lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries (strongly preferred).
• Fluency with international freight and customs processes, including export compliance.
• Track record working with freight forwarders, customs brokers, airlines, ocean carriers, trucking companies, and niche logistics partners.
• Mastery of shipping documentation, packaging standards, labeling, classification, and compliance.
• Comfort in a fast-moving factory setting where priorities shift quickly.
• Meticulous organization and attention to detail; full shipment ownership from factory floor to final delivery.
• On-site, full-time presence in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems company focused on advanced unmanned systems, defense technology, engineering, and manufacturing. We are entering a major expansion phase, including our approximately 300,000 sq. ft. Rock Hill facility and a substantial increase in manufacturing capacity. As we scale, the ability to move products safely, compliantly, and quickly—domestically and globally—becomes mission-critical. In this role, you’ll take direct ownership of building that capability.