Job Description
Shipping Coordinator
Location: Souderton, PA – Beef Plant
Department: Shipping
Reports to: Shipping Supervisor
Position Summary
The Shipping Coordinator supports daily shipping and receiving operations. This role makes sure orders are documented correctly, picked completely and loaded on time. The coordinator works closely with warehouse management, load planners, carriers and production to keep product moving to our customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate key shipping and receiving activities.
- Work with the Supervisor and warehouse management to make sure product is picked and loaded on time.
- Generate order pick sheets from Order Management and Shop-Floor, and transfer the information to load diagrams.
- Assign work to Pickers using RF scanners, and make sure product is fully picked before loading.
- Track and update order changes in Order Management and Shop-Floor, such as canceled loads, added cases, or loads moved to another day or plant.
- Track loads that are carried over or loaded ahead, and notify other shipping staff by email.
- Compare the Loader's completed load diagram to the order by product code. Confirm it matches both the paper order and what was scanned to the order in Shop-Floor.
- Run rotation reports in Shop-Floor on all finished orders, and tell the Loader about any changes needed.
- Assign work to Pickers using RF scanners, and make sure product is fully picked before loading begins.
- Communicate daily with shipping staff, load planners, carriers and production.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Shipping, logistics or warehouse experience is preferred.
- Experience with order management or warehouse management systems is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy with records and documentation.
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work with multiple departments under time pressure.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and overtime as business needs require.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Work in a refrigerated environment and on the shipping dock.
- Stand and walk for extended periods.
- Use RF scanners, printers and computers throughout the shift.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Souderton, PA |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.
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