Traffic Coordinator

Veralto Global; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding & training

Career coaching

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Hach, part of the Veralto family, is seeking a Traffic Coordinator to support the Logistics & Transportation department in Romeoville, IL. The role focuses on accurate shipment documentation, pre/post-shipment activities, and compliance for domestic and international shipments.

You will interact with carriers, freight forwarders, and customer service to ensure timely order fulfillment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; an Associate degree is preferred.
• Experience with carriers, export/import compliance, or distribution is a plus.
• Notary certification or willingness to be certified is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare documentation for domestic and international shipments.
• Coordinate carrier routing and hazardous material information.
• Interact with customer service, carriers and freight forwarders.
• Ensure on-time delivery and accurate paperwork.
• Maintain MS Office documentation and transportation databases.
• Assist with training new employees and process improvements.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Math basics

ERP systems

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

Pando

Job description

Imagine yourself…

• Owning your ambitionand fueling your career growth.
• Thriving in a supportive team environmentthat inspires you to strive for excellence.
• Collaborating with a vibrant, inclusive, global team.
• Joining a companywith a proven track record of success and an exciting future.
• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

At Hach ( www.hach.com ), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better-faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, We're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

Reporting to the Distribution Area Manager, the Traffic Coordinator is responsible for the accurate preparation of all documents required to transport freight, and all pre-shipment and post-shipment shipment Distribution activities for both international and

domestic shipments.

This position is part of the Logistics & Transportation department located in Romeoville, IL and will be on-site.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm, overtime and weekends may be required.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Accurately prepares all documentation required to transport shipments.
• Transportation Documents (domestic and international).
• Accurately prepares all documentation required to transport shipments.
• Transportation Documents (domestic and international).
• Export and Hazardous Material Compliance documents.
• Order-specific documentation.
• Performs pre-shipment activities.
• Auditing Deliveries for Haz Class, Address, Forwarder, Ship Method, Freight Cost, etc.
• Confirming shipment "priority" is correct w/ order management and customer service prior to creating shipment
• Conduct pallet audit to assist w/ locating missing cartons
• Provides carrier routing and hazardous material information.
• Interacts with customer service, carriers and freight forwarders.
• Performs post-shipment activities.
• Send out email communication
• Providing missing documentation
• Filing shipping documents adequately
• Completes work assignments daily to ensure all customer orders ship on time
• Meet/Exceed On-Time Delivery (OTD) Metric
• Deep dive to root cause of missed shipments assisting data analyst and leadership
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including but not limited to the following:
  • Kaizen Events
  • PSP
  • Assigned Trainings
  • Daily/Weekly/Monthly Departmental Meetings
• Communicate carrier pickups daily to appropriate carrier following standard operating procedures
• Provide carriers w/ manifest communication via email
• Follow-up to confirm receipt of scheduled pickup communication
• Coordinates return deliveries w /direct communication to carriers/forwarders, customer service and order management
• Monitor departmental supplies and communicate with leadership immediately when replenishment is needed.
• Maintains MS Office PC programs used by domestic and international for all modes of transportation.
• Creates text and makes changes as required by Distribution Compliance.
• Interacts directly with Export and Distribution Compliance to maintain transportation database
• Comply with company safety & housekeeping policies.
• Complete daily and weekly 5S duties.
• Work collaboratively with Shipping Leadership and Outbound Dock Teams to ensure all orders are documented and packed accurately and on time.
• Audit and inspect orders before staging and shipping. Audits include checking for proper labeling and verifying that the documents match the cartons packed.
• Cross training and assist in training new employees.
• Other duties as assigned by manager
• Works in other departments as assigned

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High School Diploma/GED required; Associate degree in an administrative or business discipline preferred.
• 1 year or more experience in working with Carriers, Import and Export Compliance, DOT regulations or similar distribution experience.
• Previous experience in a shipping or receiving role preferred.
• Notary certificate or willing and able to be certified.

Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products: MS Word, Excel, Access.
• Basic math.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• ERP experience preferred (i.e. Oracle, Pando)
• Ability to read, write, and speak English is required. Bilingual language skills are a plus.

Knowledge:

• Possesses a working knowledge of manufacturing shipping processes and procedures helpful.
• Possesses a working knowledge of general office procedures and processes.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of