Dock Coordinator

FTI; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Dock Coordinator to manage inbound and outbound scheduling and coordinate freight into and out of the facility. The role collaborates with inbound and outbound management and requires 5+ years in planning, supply chain, or logistics.

Shift patterns include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Responsibilities include maintaining schedules, directing drivers, creating purchase orders, tracking metrics, and ensuring data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: 5+ years in planning, supply chain, inventory management or logistics.
• Travel: 0-10%.
• Work schedule: 6am–6pm or 6pm–6am, Mon–Fri; may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date inbound and outbound schedules.
• Update schedule changes promptly and accurately.
• Direct freight drivers to correct loading/unloading locations.
• Verify and update data for supervisors.
• Create purchase orders with brokers, carriers, and shipping companies.
• Coordinate release dates for owner and customer furnished material.
• Provide daily schedules to determine labor needs.
• Track schedules with vendors and internal updates.
• Communicate material delays to stakeholders.
• Collect and file BOLs, shipping manifests, and packing slips.
• Drive improvements in key metrics (safety, accuracy, on-time delivery, financial performance).
• Maintain records of material receipts and initial movements.
• Collaborate with management to modify inventory processes.
• Attend meetings with freight brokers, carriers, and vendors.
• Provide input on supplier performance.
• Update daily task information for material handlers.
• Resolve material freight discrepancies and PO discrepancies.
• Support process improvements and track outbound/inbound metrics.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed and 5S maintained.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Data accuracy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.
The Dock Coordinator is responsible for all inbound and outbound scheduling. This position collaborates with Inbound and Outbound management to coordinate freight companies into and out of the facility. The dock coordinator is responsible for correctly collecting, sharing, and filing data pertaining to inbound and outbound freight.
Minimum Requirements
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: At 5 least years of experience in a related area. Planning, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Logistics experience preferred
Travel: 0-10%
Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 6 am to 6 pm, or 6 pm to 6 am Monday through Friday depending on assigned shift. May vary based on customer demands and can include, but is not limited to: nights, weekends, and holidays.
Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining up to date inbound and outbound schedules.
• Accurately update all schedule changes as they occur.
• Communicate and direct freight drivers as they arrive to the correct loading/unloading locations.
• Verify and update data for Inbound/Outbound Supervisors.
• Create purchase orders to complete freight transaction with various Brokers, Carrier, and Shipping Companies.
• Coordinate release dates of owner furnished equipment and customer furnished material.
• Accurately provide daily schedule to determine labor needs.
• Track schedules with vendors/internal updates on incoming equipment/material.
• Communicates material delays to appropriate stakeholders.
• Collect and file BOLs, Shipping Manifests, and Packing Slips and file as needed.
• Track and update daily, weekly, and monthly metrics and reports; drive improvements in key metrics (including safety, accuracy and quality, on-time delivery, financial performance, and excellence thru people). Manage documents and projects as assigned.
• Maintain appropriate records of material receipts and initial material movement / storage within the facility.
• Collaborates with managers and other departments to develop and modify material inventory processes and procedures.
• Attend Daily, Weekly, Monthly meetings with various Freight Brokers, Carriers, and Vendors.
• Provides input on supplier performance to materials / supply chain team leadership.
• Update/Monitor Daily Task information to Material Handlers.
• Resolves job material freight discrepancies and communicates resolution to job in a timely manner.
• Resolves any purchase order discrepancies.
• Provides continuous feedback for process improvements, track/maintain outbound and inbound daily, weekly, monthly and yearly metrics.
• Ensure proper safety procedures are followed at all times.
• Actively maintains 5S principles throughout work area.
• Actively participates in Faith’s hiring referral and mentoring program, as appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended as a comprehensive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills or abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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