Shipping and Logistics Coordinator

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Shipping and Logistics Specialist to join our team at Kema-Powertest. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of equipment and materials to and from our facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate materials handling equipment, such as forklifts and cranes, to transport equipment and materials to the required location.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the shipping and receiving area, including inventory management and tracking.
• Interface with test operations, customers, and transporters to receive and ship materials and equipment.
• Manage the Traveler Form system to track the location of received equipment and materials.
• Take photographs of equipment and materials and log them into the relevant project folder.
• Scan shipping paperwork and log it into the relevant project folder.
• Conduct periodic inspections of overhead cranes, fork trucks, and safety lighting.
• Keep inventory of fire extinguishers and schedule refills as needed.
• Schedule rigging crews when equipment is outside of the lab's lifting capacity.
• Support test operations and maintenance as necessary.

Requirements:

• High school degree and/or technical trade school/vocational school completion in electro/mechanical maintenance, fabrication, construction, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in materials handling, warehouse operations, or a related activity.
• Ability to operate motorized and manual material handling equipment.
• Basic proficiency with handheld tools, including screwdrivers, wrenches, and cordless drills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel, and other software.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Work Environment:

This position requires an individual who can adapt to changing situations based on the quantity of work, customer demands, and management requirements.

The position requires an individual who can devote the required amount of time to successfully accomplish short- and long-term goals.

This position may be required to work alternative shifts, including weekends, and may be required to work overtime as necessary.

The physical demands of this job include standing, using hands to operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, talk, hear, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell.

The employee must frequently push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 50 pounds.

The work environment characteristics include working in outside weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, and being exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high places, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.