Shipping Specialist

Beacon EmbeddedWorks

Eden Prairie (MN)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 32,000

Full time

5 hours ago

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Job summary

Beacon EmbeddedWorks is seeking a Shipping Specialist to manage all shipping duties, ensure accurate documentation, and maintain organized packing operations from their Eden Prairie, MN facility. Your role focuses on on-time orders, proper packaging, and cross-functional collaboration with production and customer teams.

The position demands 1+ year of warehouse/shipping experience, proficiency in MS Office and ERP/MRP systems, and solid knowledge of domestic and international shipping

Qualifications

1+ years of warehouse experience; Specifically within Shipping department preferred.
Full comprehension of both domestic and international shipping regulations.
Working knowledge of import, export, and customs controls and regulations.
Experience working in an ERP / MRP environment.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction.
Ability to work with cross-functional departments to achieve department and company goals.

Responsibilities

Ensure all customer orders ship on time and complete
Ensure all daily tasks are accomplished
Prepare boxes and supplies to set up shipping for the day
Check sales orders for part and serial numbers to make sure it matches packing slips and ships out properly
Maintain accurate shipping records. Scan necessary paperwork to network.
Ensure proper packaging for all outbound shipments
Process shipments for all modes of transportation including LTL, parcel, air, and courier
Ensure all international shipments have proper paperwork (e.g. commercial invoices, packing slips, NAFTA certificates, and shipper export declarations)
Work closely with Customer Focus Teams and Manufacturing Floor personnel re: order processing, and invoicing to ensure all sales orders are expedited and received in the shipping department in a timely manner
Monitor shipping supplies and order accordingly
Maintain superior teamwork, effort, and attitude
Keep work area clean, neat and organized
Adhere to all shipping compliance requirements
Cross train to back-filling other positions/functions (i.e., receiving, packaging, material put-away, cycle counting) as required
Support, demonstrate and drive our core values
Interact positively and professionally with all employees and customers
Maintain reliable attendance
Perform work safely and adhere to all safety requirements
Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Shipping experience

Warehouse experience

MS Office

ERP/MRP

Import/Export regulations

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Cross-functional coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Shipping Specialist will be responsible for completing various shipping related duties and administrative tasks to ensure accurate and timely performance of all shipping functions. The ideal candidate will have prior shipping experience, be detail-oriented, take pride in their work, and support a positive and fun working environment.

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

WHY JOIN US?

Our desire to be the best starts with a focus on our employees. We want to help our employees create and find balance in their lives. We do this through a great work culture, competitive pay, multiple benefit options, 401(k) with match, tuition reimbursement, time off options that work for you, growth and development, supporting our communities, and more.

What We Do

Beacon EmbeddedWorks is a full-service provider of embedded solutions. Its innovative System on Modules (SOMs) are backed by an extensive suite of customization, security, and support services and its dedicated team of experts provide in-house manufacturing and support to accelerate development and reduce risk. All Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs are designed, manufactured, and supported in its US-based facility in Eden Prairie, MN. As dependable, pre-certified, and feature dense solutions, Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs serve the most strenuous applications, including medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. Beacon EmbeddedWorks operates mostly in the US but also has a small customer base in continental Europe and the Americas. Beacon EmbeddedWorks is part of the Magnetics & Controls division of discoverIE Group plc, a British company listed on the main London stock exchange where it is a member of the FTSE 250 index.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities for this role

Ensure all customer orders ship on time and complete
Ensure all daily tasks are accomplished
Prepare boxes and supplies to set up shipping for the day
Check sales orders for part and serial numbers to make sure it matches packing slips and ships out properly
Maintain accurate shipping records. Scan necessary paperwork to network.
Ensure proper packaging for all outbound shipments (Understand all special shipping Instructions as required by Customers, etc.)
Process shipments for all modes of transportation including LTL, parcel, air, and courier
Ensure all international shipments have proper paperwork (e.g. commercial invoices, packing slips, NAFTA certificates, and shipper export declarations)
Work closely with Customer Focus Teams and Manufacturing Floor personnel re: order processing, and invoicing to ensure all sales orders are expedited and received in the shipping department in a timely manner
Monitor shipping supplies and order accordingly
Maintain superior teamwork, effort, and attitude
Keep work area clean, neat and organized
Adhere to all shipping compliance requirements
Cross train to back-filling other positions/functions (i.e., receiving, packaging, material put-away, cycle counting) as required

Essential Responsibilities Of All Beacon EmbeddedWorks Employees

Support, demonstrate and drive our core values
Interact positively and professionally with all employees and customers
Maintain reliable attendance
Perform work safely and adhere to all safety requirements
Perform other duties as assigned

Other Considerations

The physical demands and work environment described here 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, like that of a manufacturing setting
No travel required

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time, hourly position
Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7am – 3:30pm, but does allow for some flexibility
Overtime may be needed on occasion

WORK AUTHORIZATION

The incumbent must meet the definition of "US Person" under ITAR/EAR regulations

Beacon EmbeddedWorks is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff…

Requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

Intermediate computer proficiency including general Microsoft Office skills
1+ years of warehouse experience; Specifically within Shipping department preferred
Full comprehension of both domestic and international shipping regulations
Working knowledge of import, export, and customs controls and regulations
Experience working in an ERP / MRP environment
Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to read, write and otherwise communicate effectively.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
Ability to work with cross-functional departments to achieve department and company goals

Preferred Qualifications