Import-Export Logistics Coordinator - Bloomingdale, GA

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Work Days Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Shift Start Hours 8:00 AM Shift End Hours 5:00 PM
 

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What You'll Do

Primary Responsibility:
Coordinates import, export, customs, and shipping activities for the department.
Essential Functions:
     Tracks containers in the port system by logging on to the Port Authority tracking system. Documents any vessel delays, 'Full-Out/Empty-In' container tracking, and verifies per diem in Container History.
     Coordinates fumigation with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other agencies or companies by communicating daily inspection needs and providing required documentation (Fumigation log, BOL, EAN, PTT, etc.).
     Tracks cold re-treatment or continuation of cold treatment with USDA and internally, investigates variances, and resolves or reports to appropriate individual(s) as necessary.
     Coordinates inspections with CBP.
     Acts as a liaison with customs brokers to arrange container delivers and empty container pick-ups, coordinates schedules, resolves discrepancies, and follows-up to ensure deliveries and pick-ups have been completed as scheduled.
 

What Experience You Need

Qualifications & Experience:
     Three (3) years warehouse and/or shipping/receiving experience. Import-export experience preferred.
     High School Diploma or GED.
Knowledge & Employment Standards:
     Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal and customer service communication skills sufficient to read and interpret financial documents, shipping documents, bills of lading, and other documents, and partner with customers and other co-workers.
     Demonstrated mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
     Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in various reporting tools such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint sufficient to create communication documents and basic financial reports.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

What Could Set You Apart

     Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment where deadlines and scopes may change regularly while maintaining accuracy. Demonstrated ability to self-start with little or no direction preferred.
     Demonstrated experience in the food industry, warehousing or transportation industry preferred.
     Demonstrated knowledge of USDA regulations and working with government agencies and imports.
     Demonstrated knowledge in an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, through which the trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility, preferred.
     Understands conditions of entry and regulations for produce.
     Ability to learn and be proficient in various Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) such as JDA and GLS.