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SalarySummary of Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for planning, scheduling, and dispatching outbound orders for the facility. This position will decide how the orders are pulled, packaged, and shipped within the WMS system. The Load Planner/truck planner role has a direct relationship with packaging costs, labor efficiencies, and claim rates. The position will be required to communicate shipping information to customer service, pulling demands to warehouse supervision, and individual customer requirements to the warehouse workers.
Position Responsibilities:
- Plan outbound shipping orders into consolidated packages
- Schedule the outbound shipping requirements including the following: loading instructions, dispatching of trucks, and document creation.
- Expedite “hot orders”
- Print Pull labels which include highlighting customer instructions
- Communicate outbound demands to management staff
- Warehouse liaison to customer service
- Communicate with various trucking lines via email and phone. Dispatch daily pickups. Communicate stops to carriers and contact truck companies when extra trucks are needed.
- Back-up to Shipping Clerks
Selection Criteria:
- Communicate effectively – ability to express ideas cross-functionality
- Warehouse knowledge – understanding of productivity, loading, warehouse layout, customer service, and trucking functions
- Organizational skills – ability to multi-task
- Cognitive skills – ability to solve basic problems analytically
Educational Requirements:
High School mandatory, college preferred
Technical Skills Required:
- WMS- MS Outlook, Excel and Word.
- Warehouse knowledge
Here's How We Take Care of You (And Your Loved Ones):
- Competitive Base Salary
- Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care)
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Matching provision
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Voluntary Optional Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Product Purchase Discount
Surfacing Solutions, Designing Opportunity, Building People:
With our amazing portfolio of stylish, durable, and responsible products, Formica Corporation is one of the most recognized names in the building industry. As part of our vision for the future, we are looking for people like you. People who are open to creating their own career path and are looking to connect with like-minded people. What do you say?
If You Are Qualified, You Will Be Considered for This Position:
EOE: race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identify/national origin/disability
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Applications will be accepted for a minimum of 3 business days from the date of the initial posting.
Formica will not discriminate against persons because of their disability, including disabled veterans, and will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees and applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying and require special assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources department at 513-786-3594.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
