Logistics & Shipping Coordinator (1st Shift)

SURGE Staffing; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SURGE Staffing in Sterling Heights, MI is seeking an experienced Shipping & Receiving Clerk to coordinate daily shipping and receiving activities in a busy manufacturing and warehouse environment. This hands-on role emphasizes accurate documentation, carrier scheduling, dock management, and on-time material movement.

Pay: $20–$23/hour, 1st shift. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail‑oriented, comfortable with warehouse systems, and able to communicate with customers, carriers,

Qualifications

• Previous shipping, receiving, logistics, warehouse, or manufacturing experience
• Experience with shipping and receiving documentation, including BOLs and packing lists
• Experience using a warehouse management system (WMS), ERP, or inventory system
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple shipments and changing schedules
• Strong communication skills with customers, carriers, drivers, and warehouse personnel
• Ability to give clear direction to forklift operators and coordinate dock activity
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn new systems
• Ability to identify and resolve shipping, receiving, and inventory discrepancies
• Previous forklift or warehouse equipment experience is a plus
• High school diploma or GED preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily shipping and receiving activities and priorities
• Prepare and maintain Bills of Lading (BOLs), packing lists, shipment records, and receiving documentation
• Enter and maintain accurate transactions in warehouse or inventory systems
• Verify part numbers, quantities, labels, customer information, trailer numbers, and shipment destinations before releasing shipments
• Maintain the daily shipping and receiving schedule
• Coordinate carrier appointments, pickup and delivery times, and dock assignments
• Communicate with customers, carriers, drivers, and internal teams regarding shipment status, changes, and requirements
• Provide clear daily direction to forklift operators regarding loading/unloading, dock-door assignments, and priorities
• Monitor loading activities to prevent incorrect material, quantities, trailers, or destinations
• Ensure outbound shipments are accurate and complete before trucks are released
• Coordinate incoming materials to ensure proper receipt, staging, and communication to the appropriate team
• Communicate with customer sites regarding schedules, delivery requirements, shortages, changes, and urgent requests
• Respond quickly to expedited shipments and changing customer requirements
• Maintain accurate records of truck arrivals, departures, dock activity, and completed shipments
• Investigate shipping, receiving, inventory discrepancies and escalate issues promptly
• Work with warehouse leadership to ensure forklift coverage and manpower based on the schedule
• Maintain an organized and professional shipping and receiving office
• Follow all safety, quality, customer, and warehouse procedures

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Organizational skills

Ability to work with warehouse systems

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

ERP or inventory system

Job description

SURGE Staffing in Sterling Heights, MI is seeking an experienced Shipping & Receiving Clerk to coordinate daily shipping and receiving activities in a busy manufacturing and warehouse environment. This hands-on role emphasizes accurate documentation, carrier scheduling, dock management, and on-time material movement.

Pay: $20–$23/hour, 1st shift. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail‑oriented, comfortable with warehouse systems, and able to communicate with customers, carriers,