Warehouse and Shipping Coordinator - DAD in LaGrange, Georgia at Southern States, LLC

Job Summary:

The Warehouse and Shipping Coordinator will perform multiple functions associated with warehousing, receiving, and shipping done at the Recloser Facility. Outside of proper shipping responsibilities, this position will serve to help manage the warehouse, from inventory organization and occasional counts to assisting production and engineering where needed. This position is based in Lagrange, Georgia.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with production and schedule shipping out from the facility effectively and on time
• Oversee outgoing shipping activities in the Recloser Facility to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments
• Determine appropriate freight based on the types and sizes of units shipped out of the facility per job
• Schedule UPS pickups for smaller, ancillary parts shipping out of the facility.
• Prepare bills of lading
• Keep track of all freight bills in the Recloser Facility and pass them along to shipping and/or accounting department in Hampton
• Track outgoing shipments and communicate with customers of shipments
• Assist in receiving of deliveries to the facility.
• Operate the forklift to pull and move parts around the warehouse
• Maintain warehouse organization, from cleanliness to inventory organization
• Assist the engineering team in helping set up materials for inspection and testing
• Assist sales in preparing trade show items and sales trailers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or General Educations Degree (GED) and/or multiple years of experience exhibiting the competency requirements listed above
• Experience: 3+ years of experience is a plus
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Physically capable of carrying out the essential responsibilities listed above.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs for daily tasks.
• Ability to operate and receive training to operate a forklift and other lifting equipment
• Comfortable with speaking to customers through phone calls