Shipping Coordinator - 2nd shift

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About West Liberty Foods

Our mission is to be a leading food manufacturer by converting needs, ideas and expertise into value for our members, business partners and consumers.

West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company, and we're right in your backyard.

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Opportunity Overview

Position Detail

Information

Job Title

Shipping Coordinator

Location

West Liberty, Iowa

Shift

2nd

Base Hourly Wage

$19.00 to $22.00 per hour depending on experience

Shift Premium

$1.50 per hour for all hours worked on 2nd or 3rd Shift

Job Summary

The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for clerical and administrative duties in the shipping department. The Shipping Coordinator will handle all documentation for shipments and ensure accurate billing for all items shipped out.

Key Responsibilities

• Answer phone calls and manage the office to make sure all of our customer's needs are met.
• Maintain the security board and make sure it is up to date.
• Ensure that all inventories are correct at the time of shipment to prevent errors prior to the load leaving the premises.
• Complete all paperwork for outbound customer loads and internal customer loads.
• Run daily inventories and report any discrepancies to the Team Lead or Supervisor to clear up and then follow up with accounting to make sure that inventory is corrected.
• Set up and make sure all distribution orders are cleared for all intercompany transfer both inbound and outbound to other WLF locations.
• Key in/out all intercompany transfers into Lineage's inventory.
• Ensure the appointment times are posted daily for outbound and inbound loads for both dry and refrigerated loads.
• Complete shipping pre-op inspections on a daily basis, report issues to Supervisor, and make sure it is sent to proper personnel.
• Enter requisitions into QAD for all invoices.
• Receive all of the QAD POs.
• Document all of the repairs to our equipment.
• File and maintain all paperwork.
• Contact the appropriate vendor when trailers are down in order to get them repaired.
• Ensure trailer registrations are put on the trailers and kept up to date and also make sure the federal inspections are current on the reefer trailers at all times.
• When the Shipping Manager is gone, the Shipping Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the drivers are on task and coordinating with the Team Lead about their daily workloads.
• Coordinate with the Production Schedulers regarding when product is needing to run and scheduling loads back form Lineage as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.