Shipping Specialist

The Boring Company • Bastrop, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Requirements

• Experience in shipping, logistics, freight coordination, warehousing, transportation, or a related field
• Strong communication, organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with email, Google Workspace, and digital tracking tools, with the ability to lift and move materials weighing 60 pounds or more with or without reasonable accommodation

Nice To Haves

• Experience negotiating rates, schedules, and shipment requirements with freight brokers, third-party vendors, carriers, and internal partners
• Ability to maintain outbound staging and shipping areas in a clean, organized, safe, and shipment-ready condition
• Ability to quickly learn internal systems and processes, including NetSuite and other company shipping and logistics tools
• Experience coordinating full-truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, expedited, parcel, and international freight
• Experience shipping oversized equipment, heavy machinery, industrial components, or construction materials
• Forklift, rigging, load securement, custom crating, or industrial packaging experience

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the outbound shipping dashboard, accurately tracking shipments from initial request through final delivery
• Coordinate domestic and international shipments using FedEx, dedicated third-party carriers, freight brokers, international freight forwarders, and other appropriate transportation methods
• Support the shipment of Tunnel Boring Machines, heavy equipment, parts, and materials to local vendors and company locations, including Las Vegas and Nashville
• Prepare outbound freight by palletizing, banding, securing, and crating items, including building or ordering custom crates when required
• Generate and maintain accurate shipping paperwork, including bills of lading, packing lists, commercial invoices, labels, and customs documentation
• Communicate shipment updates, delays, issues, and requirements to carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, vendors, and internal stakeholders

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical coverage
• Employer-paid dental coverage
• Employer-paid vision coverage
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees

What This Job Offers

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