Office Assistant-Transportation

Ritchey Metals Co.; Canonsburg, Northern (Washington County, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ritchey Metals Co. is seeking an Office Assistant-Transportation in Canonsburg, PA to support the transportation department by coordinating logistics and maintaining records.

You will work with trucks, barges, and vessels, processing freight bills and documentation, and communicating with internal teams and external partners. The role involves tracking shipments, analyzing freight market changes, and assisting with carrier development and billing processes to ensure accurate customer invoicing

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one and group situations.
• Ability to calculate proportions, percentages, and volumes.
• Ability to apply math concepts.
• Ability to operate a computer on an above average level.
• Ability to apply problem-solving and common sense to various situations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain truck, barge and vessel freight bill processing.
• Create truck, railcar, barge and vessel freight documentation.
• Schedule claims, tracing and billing.
• Track fuel surcharge.
• Set up new carrier forms.
• Report to fleet.
• File both electronic and physical paperwork.
• Aid with maintaining logistics planning tasks.
• Track shipments across multiple channels.
• Analyze markets and identify changes within the freight industry to optimize lane capacity and margins.
• Negotiate pricing with carriers.
• Develop carriers to broker more efficient loads.
• Collaborate with billing to ensure proper customer invoicing.
• Communicate with internal departments regarding capacity and back-haul coverage.
• Monitor multiple systems to ensure capacity and on-time performance.

Job description

# Office Assistant-TransportationHot JobCanonsburg - CANONSBURG, PA 15317; Scenery Hill - Scenery Hill, PA 15360## OverviewSalary Range$17.50 - $17.50 Hourly## Description**JOB SUMMARY**Support the transportation department by coordinating logistics, maintaining records, and ensuring efficient communication between internal teams and external partners.**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*** Maintain truck, barge and vessel freight bill processing* Create truck, railcar, barge and vessel freight documentation* Schedule claims, tracing and billing* Track fuel surcharge* Set up new carrier forms* Report to fleet* File both electronic and physical paperwork* Aid with maintaining logistics planning tasks.* Track shipments across multiple channels* Performs other tasks, duties or assignments as may be assigned by manager from time to time.* Analyzes markets and identifies changes within the freight industry to optimize lane capacity, margins.* Market opportunities for the company.* Negotiates pricing with carriers.* Responsible for carrier development to broker more efficient loads.* Works collaboratively with billing team to address concerns to ensure proper customer invoicing.* Communicates effectively with internal departments regarding capacity and back-haul coverage.* Manages and monitors multiple systems to ensure adequate supply of capacity, on-time performance and problem resolution challenges are addressed and communicated timely.* Assesses customer and carrier performance and provides feedback to management team.* Continuously improves service levels through ongoing recommendations for process improvements.## Qualifications**POSITION REQUIREMENTS*** Ability to read and comprehend instructions.* Ability to write simple correspondence.* Ability to present information in one-on-one and group situations.* Ability to calculate proportions, percentages, and volumes.* Ability to apply math concepts.* Ability to operate a computer on an above average level.* Ability to apply problem-solving and common sense to various situations.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS****While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.****WORK ENVIRONMENT****While performing the duties of the job, the employee is generally working in an office setting. However, the employee may be exposed to extreme heat at times. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; elevated noise levels and vibration. Employee must be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for extended periods of time.****EEO STATEMENT***Ritchey Metals Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in a diverse workforce and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that values the unique perspectives*