Logistics Coordinator

Matrix Adhesives Group; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Matrix Adhesives Group in Durham is seeking a Logistics Coordinator to manage verification, movement, and storage of raw materials and finished goods. You will coordinate outbound shipments, track inventory, and support a busy shipping/receiving operation at the Durham facility.

The role requires forklift certification, experience with LTL and international shipments, and strong communication. You will work closely with shipping, warehouse, and production teams to maintain accuracy and safety in

Qualifications

• Experience with LTL and international shipping/receiving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to follow instructions with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepare outbound shipment documents for domestic and international shipments (packing lists, invoices, COOs/COAs, SDSs).
• Process small parcel shipments via FedEx/UPS and filing invoices/packing slips.
• Support cycle count and inventory adjustments; coordinate freight pickups.
• Assist with shop floor scheduling and collaboration with shipping, warehouse, and production teams.
• Maintain 5S for finished goods and verify incoming/outgoing records.

Skills

LTL Shipping

International Shipping

Forklift Certified

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

About this position

About Matrix Adhesives

Founded in 2021, Matrix Adhesives Group is a growth-driven company committed to delivering high-performance bonding and sealing solutions across diverse industries. We bring together some of the most trusted and innovative brands in the adhesives and sealants market - each with a proven legacy of quality, performance, and reliability.

Our portfolio includes industry-leading names–each contributing unique expertise and capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Through our brands, we offer a comprehensive range of products engineered for construction, industrial, commercial, and specialty applications.

At the core of our business is a relentless focus on operational excellence, customer partnership, and cutting-edge research and development. We don’t just supply adhesives. We help build stronger, safer, and more efficient systems for the future.

Matrix Adhesives Group is more than a supplier. We are your collaborative partner backed by a powerhouse of leading brands - committed to performance, innovation, and long-term value.

Summary : This position is responsible for performing all warehouse and shipping/receiving activities.

General Description

The Logistics Coordinator is responsible for the verification, movement, and storage of raw materials and finished goods into and out of the Durham facility.

Specific Duties

Including, but not limited to:

• Prepare all docs for outbound shipments for domestic and international (including packing lists, commercial invoices, COOs, COAs, and SDSs)
• Filing Invoices and Packing Slips
• Process small package shipments for FedEx & UPS
• Support the cycle count program and process inventory adjustments as required.
• Schedule freight & small package pickups for returned materials
• Assist supervisor with day-to-day shop floor scheduling.
• Work closely with shipping, warehouse, and production teams to ensure inventory accuracy
• Own 5S of the finished goods
• Verify and keep records of incoming finished goods and/or raw materials
• Verify and keep record of outgoing shipments of finished goods and prepare items for shipment
• Detect and report damaged loads, leaking materials, and other unsafe conditions
• Compare identifying information and counts, weights, or measures of incoming and outgoing shipments
• Convey material and items from receiving, production, and the warehouse to shipping areas, shrink wrap machine, or other designated areas
• Use computer to enter records
• Affix hazardous material placards to bulk loads and prepare DG declarations
• Loading/Preparing for hazardous waste pickup to disposal facility
• Coordinates loading of freight shipments, containers, and refrigerated containers for export
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required based on business needs.

Job Requirements

• LTL and international shipping/receiving experience
• Good oral written and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and work with minimal supervision.
• Exhibit good professionalism: Dress, Answering Telephone, Interacting with employees, customers, and vendors.
• High School degree or equivalent required, Two-year secondary education preferred or equivalent experience within a manufacturing/shipping & receiving environment.
• Certified, capable, and comfortable on stand up and sit-down forklifts
• 3-5 years experience in shipping and receiving environment preferred

The physical demands described here and in the amplified job description for this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as long as they do not constitute unreasonable or undue modifications to the workplace or work process, unreasonably delay job completion, result in property damage, injury/illness or undue hardship to other employees. The work requires constant physical exertion such as climbing and descending of ladders/stairs, periods of standing, recurring bending, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items of up to 50 lbs. such as bags or boxes of raw materials, buckets, drums, hoses or piping parts or other equipment. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above- average agility and dexterity.