Logistics Coordinator

Fuyao Glass America•Fountain Inn, SC

About The Position

The Logistics Coordinator completes daily receiving and shipping assignments and other work assigned by management. The role coordinates shipment staging, monitors customer EDI transmissions, checks staged products and containers, communicates customer requirements and shipment issues, ensures shipment documentation and system transactions are completed, and records missed shipments and spills. The position also supports health and safety, 5S, housekeeping, inventory management, material handling, FIFO controls, inventory checks, and employee training. The role also serves as Logistics & Import/Export Compliance Lead, strategically managing inbound and outbound shipment scheduling, monitoring, and administration while ensuring compliance with applicable national and international governmental laws, rules, and regulations. It establishes and audits processes and systems to maintain compliance as requirements and international conditions change. Responsibilities include managing the receipt, storage, loading, unloading, and shipment of glass, work-in-process, raw materials, chemicals, and finished goods; improving inventory accuracy and effectiveness; executing inventory plans; and investigating inventory differences.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Preferred: 1 to 3 years of manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, understand, and comprehend documents such as safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions, and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to speak effectively and interact with team members, engineers, leadership, and customers.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems and work with a variety of variables.
Knowledge of and familiarity with manufacturing software.
Systematic knowledge related to the TS16949 quality management system, Six Sigma methods and tools, 5S, and project management.
Ability to use 5S knowledge to improve field and department management, and Six Sigma methods and tools—including SPC, FMEA, and MSA—to analyze and solve problems.
Ability to use lean manufacturing methods to improve processes and efficiency and warehouse quality tools to solve problems.
Strong planning, organization, coordination, communication, analytical, and project management skills; creativity, responsibility, and ability to work under pressure.
Knowledge of glass production principles and processes; company business processes; storage conditions for raw, unfinished, and finished products; and storage, transportation, company procedures, and job functions.
Ability to prepare presentations and shipment plans and a valid forklift license.
Certain analytical and judgment ability.
Regularly able to stand or sit for long periods and view a computer monitor for extended periods.
Workplace languages commonly include English and Mandarin.

Nice To Haves

1 to 3 years of manufacturing experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Provide dock personnel with requirements for products to stage for shipments.
Monitor customer EDI transmissions for shipment requirements and identify discrepancies.
Visually inspect staged products for quality and quantity discrepancies and ensure the correct containers are used for customers.
Communicate customer requirements to the EDI team and Production, including pull-ahead orders for expedited shipments and shipment shortages.
Ensure ASNs are transmitted after trucks depart, loads leave on the correct truck, Bills of Lading accompany trucks, and copies are retained for the shipping dock.
Ensure PLEX transactions are updated.
Document missed shipments and spills and assist the Shipping Supervisor with completing 5 Why analyses.
Promote health and safety in operations and perform 5S and housekeeping duties to maintain facility cleanliness.
Manage scheduling, monitoring, and administration of inbound and outbound shipments as Logistics & Import/Export Compliance Lead.
Ensure compliance with applicable national and international governmental laws, rules, and regulations, and establish and audit processes and systems to maintain compliance as requirements change.
Manage receiving, loading and unloading empty racks, shipping, and storage of China glass and work-in-process glass; understand inventory management and collect and evaluate daily cycle-count issues.
Manage and control receiving and shipping of raw materials, chemical materials, and finished goods, improving inventory accuracy and effectiveness.
Manage materials using FIFO according to production dates and storage-time requirements for A/B type materials and strictly implement FIFO.
Execute inventory plans, check inventory differences, and identify their causes.
Train new employees in job knowledge and skills.
Complete assignments and tasks given by a Supervisor or Manager.