Dock Coordinator 3rd Shift

Avancez•Lansing, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dock Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the efficient operation of dock activities, including loading and unloading shipments, coordinating logistics, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role involves managing inbound receiving and outbound shipping data entry, coordinating various outbound shipments, monitoring inventory levels, managing returnable containers, and supervising dock Hilo drivers. The position also includes managing Hilo/tugger lease agreements, preventative maintenance, repairs, delivery location FIFO, returns, dock repair coordination, and additional dunnage returns/removal. The role requires managing expedites, adapting to new technology, and demonstrating a willingness to support the team and customer. Strong personal skills, teamwork, a positive attitude in stressful situations, attention to detail, proactivity in problem identification and resolution, and a sense of urgency for customer continuity are essential.

Requirements

High School diploma
1 year experience on the dock.
Previous clerical or data entry experience.
Customer service experience within the automotive industry.
Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skill.
Highly organized, have multi-tasking skills, and efficient in ambiguous situations.
Able to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines and be able to perform self-initiated and planned activities.
Strong and verbal/written communication and data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Ensure timely entry of data relative to inbound receiving and outbound shipping.
Coordinate all outbound shipping (finished goods, PPO orders, returnables, etc.).
Monitoring finished goods inventory levels and perform shipping configuration decision making.
Manage returnable container inventories and shipments.
Supervision of inbound/outbound dock Hilo drivers.
Manage Hilo/tugger lease agreements, preventative maintenance, and repairs.
Manage Delivery location FIFO.
Manage returns (supplier scrap/rework).
Dock repair coordination.
Additional dunnage returns/removal (i.e. pallet removal).
Manage expedites inbound/outbound.
Ability to learn and adapt to new technology.
Willing to do whatever it takes to support the team and thus the customer.
Personal skills, teamwork and a positive attitude in times of stressful situations are necessary.
Detail oriented and proactive in problem identification and resolution.
Sense of urgency relative to customer continuity (i.e. Inbound/outbound material flow).
All other duties as assigned.