Logistics Clerk
US Farathane
Port Huron
US Farathane is seeking an experienced Product Logistics Clerk. This position handles the clerical responsibilities for the shipping department to ensure 100% on time delivery as well as 100% customer and carrier systems accuracy by performing the following duties.
US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and Log (premium freight log) Emergency and premium freight shipments. This includes tracking outgoing expedites from conception to delivery and communicating tracking information to materials and Management teams.
- Prepare and distribute all shipping documents as needed. Including shippers, BOL, and export docs using Parts +. This should include printing and distribution of pick sheets sent from Customer Service as well as generating picks for customers that ship multiple times daily.
- Coordinate and monitor Day and Ross (REI) movements between buildings and outside service suppliers. This should include staying in contact with truck driver via phone and/or radio to ensure movement of product in a timely manner.
- Monitor Material move boards to ensure material movements requests are being completed in a timely manner. Follow up on those items that remain open beyond requested timing (red on board).
- Update and Monitor Container Boards daily. Ensure proper scanning of Stellantis containers at risk of inventory run out prior to ASN being sent.
- Monitor all ASN sent through process to ensure no EDI errors. Follow up on all EDI errors for closure utilizing IT help tickets when needed.
- Trace shipments for POD as required and provide BOL copies upon request.
- Maintain Shipper files including boxing up and properly marking for long term storage
- Notify team of all short shipments using “Short ship Escalation” email group
- Perform other duties as needed to support efficient management of Plant
- Responsible for attending all routing/logistics related conference calls and training as required
- Maintain shipping schedule master by window time and dock assignment
- Schedule and monitor re-packer as needed to protect proper container shipments
- Cycle count containers as needed
- Schedule LTL shipments through Carrier systems as needed ensuring information accuracy
- Request of additional trucks or cancellation of trucks utilizing carrier and/or customer specific systems based on requirements.
- Schedule REI for weekend coverage as needed after gaining approval from Materials Manager and/or GM
- Act as a back-up to Shipping Supervisor as needed. 2nd shift will be responsible to give direction to shipping clerks reporting any issues and/or concerns to Shipping Supervisor and Material Manager for follow up.
- Locate missing inventory as requested. Follow up with Materials Manager and Inventory Control Analyst for inventory not located.
- Communicate with Audit when parts needed to cover shipments. Follow product shipment from Petit to Beard via REI
- Prepare and process Fed Ex shipments daily
- Update NAFTA/USMCA requests as needed
- Respond to Customer requests as needed in the absence of a Customer Service representative and escalate any issues to Materials Manager when necessary
- Participate in year-end inventory
- Participate in 6S and CI
- It is the responsibility of ALL employees to act for nonconforming related items identified by employees. All warehouse employees should monitor all storage areas for safety and cleanliness and request immediate action of any issues.
- All requested Vacation time and Call offs should be communicated to the Shipping Supervisor with Materials Manager in copy.
- Supervisor Responsibilities- If this position becomes vacant the Shipping Supervisor will resume responsibilities
