Logistics Assistant

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• Position Purpose

The role of the Logistics Coordinator is to assist Production in the completion of loads that are scheduled for that shift. They will be required to work with Production Shift Supervisors and Superintendents, as well as Security personnel, to communicate upcoming loads and changes in the schedule. Logistics Coordinators are the first opportunity to spot incomplete, inaccurate, and missing paperwork for all material transactions, raw and finished.

Primary Functions

• Billing out of finished goods loads
• Receiving raw material loads through O2
• Creating batches based on the production schedule for the corresponding shift
• Scanning paperwork to S-drive for accounting (raw materials & finished goods)
• Opening and closing batches as needed for Production purposes
• Creating production paperwork for upcoming loads that are required for each line lead
• Double checking shipping templets in relation to production schedule to verify that loads produced will make pickup times
• Maintaining trailer inventory and “walking the yard” to verify (must be able to reconcile trailer inventory with BOL loads, raw material BOLs, and yard report)
• Maintaining yard report to make sure material being received follows the FIFO method
• Checking finished goods baskets to verify loads have left when scheduled and contacting carriers if loads have not picked up when scheduled
• Cross checking pallet tags created in the “Enter Production” function in the batch control center to the shipping manifest and verifying that the pallets created are shipping on the correct trailer, deleting pallet errors when necessary
• Making necessary adjustments to raw material scanned in the “Issue Materials” function of Sage and notifying the Inventory Specialist of any adjustments made or needed
• Submit water weights to the S-drive captured from Production
• Work with Production Supervisors to ensure Production is on schedule and communicate to Management when any changes to their schedule should occur
• Assist Logistics Manager, Inventory Specialist, and Scheduling/Procurement Specialist as needed