Shipping Coordinator

Socket.dev; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Exide Technologies is seeking an administrative/clerical professional to support the Materials Department in Kansas City, MO. The role covers inventory control, shipping/receiving, scheduling outbound transportation, and distribution of materials to production.

Responsibilities include DOT/EPA compliance, coordinating with transport agents, paperwork, cycle counts, and Lean initiatives. Requires Hazmat certification and strong organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication to share information with coworkers, customers, vendors and management.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical manuals.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Hazmat certification.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure shipments meet DOT and EPA requirements, including hazardous waste handling.
• Coordinate with transportation agents to maintain OTD and customer satisfaction.
• Contact customer, carrier or outside businesses in a timely manner.
• Recognize, recommend compliance procedures, and enforce safety and EPA issues.
• Ensure all paperwork and related reports are completed accurately and promptly.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement activities and lean meetings.
• Audit all areas to ensure procedures are followed.
• Load/unload trailers and distribute reports.
• Manage inventory counting and min/max restock.
• Operate shipping/receiving duties in the JDE system.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Technical reading

Customer inquiries handling

Reading safety documents

Education

Hazmat certification

Tools

JDE system

RFI scanner

Job description

Overview

The position is responsible for admin & clerical support to the Materials Department business processes and functions. Includes all aspects of materials management including but not limited to; inventory control, shipping/receiving of products and materials, scheduling transportation for outbound shipments, parts packing, & distribution of materials to production departments.

About this location: Since 2017, Stryten Energy’s 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Kansas City, Missouri, has been a powerhouse of domestic manufacturing. Our innovative lead casting and high-precision punching processes can produce over 1 billion automotive battery grids annually— with space available to increase that capacity. As a leader in U.S.-made energy storage, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of advanced lead, lithium, and vanadium solutions. But our innovation isn't just in our products; it’s in our people. We are committed to internal growth, evidenced by the fact that every one of our current team leads and supervisors began their careers in production roles. Life at Stryten is bolstered by a culture of camaraderie and monthly engagement activities, all set against the vibrant backdrop of Kansas City. From the championship energy of the Chiefs and Royals to cultural landmarks like the Nelson-Atkins Museum and Union Station, we are proud to power progress in a city where industry, culture, and community thrive.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensure shipments are properly loaded and meet all DOT and EPA requirements to include handling of hazardous waste.
• Communicate with corporate transportation agents to maintain OTD and complete customer satisfaction.
• Contact all customer, carrier, or other outside businesses in a timely manner
• Recognize, recommend compliance procedures, and enforce safety and EPA issues
• Ensuring all paperwork and related reports are completed accurately & in a timely manner
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement activities, model Lean Manufacturing principles and attend meetings as needed
• Audit all areas of responsibility to ensure that procedures and processes are being followed
• Regular attendance and timeliness is required in order to give sufficient support to the department as well as the plant-wide team
• While performing the duties of this job the individual is occasionally required to vary their schedules times and shifts
• Generate and distribute various reports.
• Loading and unloading trailers
• Putting inventory away by using a RFI scanner
• Loading trucks properly to be sent out to one of our Stryten Energy plants.
• Perform cycle counts of inventory in rack locations
• Manage and count inventory on the floor (pallets) for proper min/max ordering for restock
• Be able to manage all of the shipping/receiving duties in the JDE system

Qualifications

Language Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to give and share information to and with co-workers, customers, vendors and production management
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical manuals.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure and common technical manuals, and purchase orders.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate percentages and ratios; solve simple algebraic formulas.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions on the work that needs to be performed.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Certificates and Licenses

• Hazmat certification.

Other Categories as Required

• Good organization/administrative and time management skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• High energy, self-motivated, ability to be successful without direct instruction
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job the individual is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear
• While performing the duties of this job the individual is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Ability to occasionally lift a minimum 25 lbs. and 26 to 150 lbs. with assistance of equipment
• Regular use of safety glasses and steel toed shoes. Limited use of respirator. Vision requirements; close vision.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, individual is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles
• Individual occasionally exposed to precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock
• Noise level is minimal to loud
• Regularly working in a lead contaminated area and must wear a uniform and safety shoes in that area to prevent the tracking and / or possible lead contamination of other clean areas or outside or the regulated areas

EEO

Exide Technologies is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Our Company

Exide Technologies (www.exide.com) is a global provider of stored electrical-energy solutions for the transportation and industrial markets. Exide’s 130 years of technology innovation combined with operations in more than 80 countries enables the company to deliver compelling solutions for the world’s current and future power needs. Exide produces and recycles a broad range of products, serving the Transportation, Industrial Network Power and Motive Power market segments with battery and energy storage systems and specialty applications for a broad range of industries including: agricultural, automotive, electric, light and heavy-duty truck, marine, materials handling, military, mining, powersport, railroad, security, telecommunications, utility and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), among others. Exide is Powering the World Forward - history and scale combined with a start-up mentality make Exide the right choice for customers who want more than simply a battery supplier.