Shipping Assistant
Shipping Assistant
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Job Description
Canam currently has a new opportunity for a permanent fulltime Shipping Assistant at our steel joist and deck manufacturing plant in Mississauga ON.
The role of Shipping Assistant is varied and relies heavily upon good organizational and administrative skills. Your daily tasks will include responding to customers or shippers questions or in some cases complaints.
Responsibilities include:
- Prepare bills of lading; check items to be shipped against orders to ascertain that quantities destination and routing are correct
- Maintain the department database prepare routine reports and file shipping records
- Plan loads in expedition software per shipping date level load forecast and report necessary capacity week to week
- Coordinate with production planning to ensure material is produced as required
- Confer with project managers to coordinate production and shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays
- Dispatch external carriers request permits and escorts as required
- Contact customers in reference to shipping and/or delivery inquiries
- Coordinate with internal purchasing department for incoming materials to be received
- Maintain trailer inventory and logs
- Communicate and facilitate with customers and various internal departments for the purposes of scheduling and shipping as per project requirements
- Follow established departmental policies procedures and objectives continuous quality improvement objectives and safety environmental control standards
- Provide backup and vacation coverage to other department personnel
- Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and organized condition
- Perform miscellaneous jobrelated duties as assigned
Qualifications :
- Three to four years experience in a transportation or shipping administrative coordination role
- Adept at multitasking and prioritizing based on urgency and possess strong attention to detail
- Demonstrate exceptional English language skills to communicate verbally and in writing with internal and external customers
- Computer skills are essential with experience in Microsoft Windows and Google Suite applications
- Proficient data entry and accounting skills and an interest in learning new inhouse applications
- Capable of working in an openformat office in a team environment is essential
- Possess an outgoing friendly and patient personality as well as a professional approach
- Have a teamoriented work ethic and a strong commitment to organizational values
- Punctuality maturity reliability and the ability to work well under pressure with frequent interruptions while delivering exceptional customer service are essential to excel in this role
Additional Information :
Remuneration:
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Canam Group Inc. is committed to providing employment accommodation. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process please advise Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) needed.
Thank you to everyone who has applied. Only candidates deemed qualified will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
