Control Room Coordinator

Love Books? Come join a leader who treat Employees as family!

If you love books and want to play an active role in the continued expansion of one of the book industry’s most important and fastest growing organizations, then you must be part of the Readerlink Distribution Service’s dynamic team.   Readerlink sells 1 of every 3 trade print books sold in the United States to a blue chip customer base including the biggest names across multiple retail channels.  In the past few years, Readerlink has become the #1 book distributor in the U.S. by doubling its annual sales to over $1 billion through the distribution of 300 million books per year to over 70,000 store locations nationwide.  Readerlink ships via its extensive logistics network of 6 national distribution facilities totaling 50 acres of building capacity.  Readerlink also publishes under the name Printers Row Publishing Group with four unique imprints:  Canterbury Classics, Portable Press, Silver Dolphin Books, Thunder Bay Press and Dreamtivity.  The diversity of these imprints allows PRPG to develop and expand on book industry trends in both the juvenile and adult book genres.  Readerlink HQ is in Oak Brook, Illinois with its publishing HQ in San Diego CA.

We offer the right candidate a highly competitive salary and much more….

• 401(k) Matching
• Employee Discount
• Health, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program
• Retirement Plan
• Vision Insurance

Employee is responsible for organizing and monitoring the workload within the distribution center and releasing work to the various picking areas.  Also responsible for assigning all bins, provide assistance and interact with warehouse IT and warehouse control systems (WCS) issues (utilizing corporate guidance as necessary), maintaining all equipment including headsets, radios, computers, printers, etc.

Essential Functions:  To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:

• Demonstrate the ability to release workloads, timely and accurately to maintain production capacity.
• Interact within the distribution center with the Production Planner, Managers and Warehouse Supervisors to advise them of pending production requirements.
• Interface with the Production Manager giving advice for reassignment of production personnel to areas potentially needing additional resources.
• Manipulate priorities to maintain customer service levels.
• Review historical production data to recommend personnel requirements.
• Monitor current progress of various picking activities and report potential shortfalls to appropriate distribution center management.
• Interact with members of the order management department to coordinate work schedules and production priorities.
• Communicate to production planner any potential service level shortfalls.
• Assignment of bins.
• Track labels, tape, first aid supplies, janitorial supplies, knives, gloves, printer supplies, paper, and other items for the overall operation if required.
• Maintain all IT-related items in distribution center including headsets, radios, computers, printers, etc.
• Perform payroll backup function for HR when necessary.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum of 3 years office experience or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
• Moderate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong analytical skills
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as required which may include working off shifts and weekends either on site or remotely
• A minimum of 1 year working with various data systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some college (AAS/2 year degree)
• Production environment experience
• Proficiency in English oral and written communication

Language Skills:

• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to speak with all levels of the organization
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports

Mathematical Skills:

• Strong mathematical skills are required for this position
• Employee will routinely need to calculate production requirements using known standards and estimated volumes
• Employee will also be responsible for reporting and maintaining production goals and achievement to those goals

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to use historical data and trends to forecast future requirements
• Employee will routinely need to evaluate production standards and re-prioritize workloads

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The work performed is typically in an office environment although regular visits to the warehouse picking areas will be necessary
• While in the distribution center, employee is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust, and will be working around moving machinery
• Typical office noise levels will be the norm although wile in the distribution center will be moderate at low decibels
• Must be able to work in a fast paced production environment handling multiple priorities with attention to detail