Logistics & Shipping Specialist

American Aluminum Extrusion Company; Canton (OH); Presencial; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401K with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Descripción de la vacante

American Aluminum Extrusion is seeking a Shipping Clerk in Canton, OH to support manufacturing operations by planning, directing, and organizing shipping and receiving activities. You will coordinate imports/exports, schedule shipments, and maintain documentation to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes accuracy, communication with vendors and internal teams, and ensuring timely deliveries while controlling costs.

Formación

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working with vendors, carriers, and freight claims.
• Basic math skills.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to operate forklifts.
• Ability to operate cranes.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain a visual calendar based off the promise performance list to ensure on time deliveries.
• Forecast shipments to allow appropriate time to set up deliveries, pack material, and verify customer requirements.
• Work closely with customer service and the production scheduler to maintain and optimize shipments.
• Acquire and provide freight quotes upon request.
• Maintain an open line of communication via email, text message, fax, or phone call between AAE and all internal and external customers.
• Maintain and control all documentation from incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Communicate all pickup and delivery times to outside vendors.
• Maintain the daily driver load log.
• Coordinate loads with driver times to ensure maximum efficiency of the routes.
• Create a daily pick list for loads being shipped.
• Capture visual evidence of loads (pictures, video, etc.) shipping LTL prior to the load leaving.
• Maintain and update shipping metrics on the production boards.
• Maintain supplies such as UPS boxes, printing labels, and all other necessary items.
• Work closely with maintenance to coordinate and schedule truck down time for P.M.s to ensure no lost time occurs.
• File freight claims if necessary
• Cross functional training and duties as needed or as necessary.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment: Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments to vendors. Reconciles the numbers to and from vendors, accounting for scrap pieces and reports numbers to accounting for applicable back charges.
• Determines method of shipment, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.
• May operate forklift truck or use hand truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping-and-receiving area to storage or work area.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications by using loading verification books for specific customers.
• Any other task or duty as assigned or required.

Conocimientos

Communication

Problem solving

Vendor & freight claims

Excel

Word

Forklift operation

Crane operation

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

American Aluminum Extrusion is seeking a Shipping Clerk in Canton, OH to support manufacturing operations by planning, directing, and organizing shipping and receiving activities. You will coordinate imports/exports, schedule shipments, and maintain documentation to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes accuracy, communication with vendors and internal teams, and ensuring timely deliveries while controlling costs.