Traffic Clerk

Primary Responsibility :

Compiles and maintains records of inbound and outbound product shipments; also performs general office activities.

What You’ll Do :

• Signs drivers in and notifies warehouse for dock assignment
• Coordinates with warehouse and transportation to ensure timely and accurate preparation of shipping and receiving documents
• Enters information in computer for shipping and receiving
• Verifies product and count to ensure accuracy of data entered in computer
• Maintains Accellos Scheduler, hard copy schedules and traffic activity boards
• Notifies applicable management personnel of pending no shows and/or unscheduled arrivals
• Completes and verifies paperwork with drivers and releases drivers
• Arranges outbound pick up appointments for carriers and customer pick-ups by customer’s trucks/carriers
• Calls carriers for late and/or no show trucks for ETA’s of drivers and reschedule appointments as necessary
• Generates and compares information to verify accuracy of product to be shipped with request
• Operates office machines such as adding, calculating, fax, copy machines and PC
• Greets and assists visitors/drivers

What Experience and Education You Need :

• High school diploma or equivalent and three to six months of experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

What Could Set You Apart : 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Physical Requirements :

• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
• May occasionally lift, carry, position, or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Requires the use of various electronic tools

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What We Offer :

Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

The Company’s good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for this position is $26.01 hourly.