Logistics Load Planner

Amarr Garage Doors • Lawrence, KS

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Amarr, a part of ASSA ABLOY (the global leader in opening solutions), is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial garage doors. We are committed to delivering high-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a responsible and detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Load Planner in our Lawrence, KS location to create load layouts for trucks within loading guidelines, ensuring material is loaded efficiently and damage free.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an aptitude for learning and retaining product/policy and procedural knowledge.
• Accuracy in the handling of large amounts of diverse data proven by the passing of a speed and accuracy qualification test.
• Must be able to work well independently, under pressure, and in a fast paced environment.
• Experience producing and using spreadsheets in Excel.
• Proficiency with Word and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• JD Edwards Navigator experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produces a quality load layout and assures that the layout is legible.
• Lays out truckloads properly, ensuring safe, accurate, and damage-free loading and unloading of material.
• Revises load layouts as needed.
• Completes layouts within the timeline provided by supervision.
• Provides feedback to Scheduling team when product may not fit in the trailer as scheduled.
• Performs all updates (additions, deletions, changes) to layouts and Shipping paperwork, including pick slips.
• Communicates with distribution centers when items need to be loaded outside standard procedures or guidelines.
• Verifies the Load Builder Report, Load Builder and Load Log match.
• Verifies that all sections are laid out on the load layout as well as the track, hardware, etc.
• Assures that the load layout is as detailed as possible.
• Checks the weight of truck and assures that the weight is not exceeding 41,500.
• Assures that the correct product is on the layout.
• Manually creates layout for ancillary items such as track, struts, picked parts, etc.
• Considers the springs, hardware, and flow through items ordered, and plot on the load layout as necessary, or indicate in the special instruction field.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• 401k plan (with an automatic 3% company contribution, regardless of your contribution after your first year of employment)
• competitive salary
• training
• opportunity to develop and enhance your career
• bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed