Shipping technician vs shipping coordinator

Differences between shipping technician and shipping coordinator duties and responsibilities

Shipping technician example responsibilities.

• Manage an off-site facility by organizing overflow product placement and the logistics of transporting it as needed.
• Train on an RF gun and electronic pallet jack.
• Work in finish goods vault picking orders using first in first out (fifo) and sequential order.
• Perform logistics management operations by inspect incoming property for correct identification, condition and security classifications.
• Move motorcycles and snowmobiles with forklift.

Shipping coordinator example responsibilities.

• Utilize ERP system to track, manage, and maintain raw bulk inventory, WIP inventory, and finish goods inventory.
• Develop and implement lean processes to manage the economical and efficient coordination of interdepartmental logistics.
• Manage all aspects of customer shipments including generation of shipping output documents, coordination of logistics or scheduling domestic/international freight forwarders.
• Improve all KPI reporting for the bottling operation and implement visual aids such as report cards and production floor daily displays5.
• Ensure freight forwarders are select based on company objectives for cost and delivery
• Used computers for fed-ex and ups deliveries.
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