Traffic Administrator Assistant

AFW is looking for organized and energetic Traffic Administrator Assistant II to coordinate OTR pick-ups and deliveries with vendors, shippers, customers, drivers, and AFW facilities.

Starting pay of $19.72/hr DOE (depending on experience). We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and weekly pay to all of our Full-time Team Members.

Job Requirements

• Professional appearance 
• Plans, implements, and monitors day-to-day transportation operations, including analysis of on-time delivery reliability and manpower needs.
• Ability to apply technology up to and including Electronic Logging Devices, iPads, dispatch software, and windows.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of McLeod Load Master TMS preferred but not required.
• Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Job Expectations 

• Commitment to AFW's safety policies and procedures and ability to promote awareness. 
• Knowledge in the areas of DOT regulations, policies, and procedures, management/supervisory concepts and techniques, scheduling and routing, PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications, shipment and distribution of freight and furniture products.
• Interpret transportation operations anomalies and identify appropriate solutions.
• Oversee and provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates utilize time-off or are absent from the shift.
• Commitment to AFW's safety policies and procedures and ability to promote awareness.
• Telephone booking and coordination of freight in a cost-effective manner for the company.
• Communicate with drivers on pick-up and delivery of loads.
• Scheduling pick-up and delivery appointment times with customers and drivers.
• Communicating effectively with customers, shippers, and receivers regarding changes in pick-up/delivery and potential service failures.
• Pre-planning the use of company drivers and equipment for optimal efficiency.
• Track/trace shipments when requested.

Physical Requirements

• Requires constant use of arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back.
• Long periods of sitting and standing.
• The Traffic Administrator position requires lifting, gripping, bending, kneeling, stooping and moving for 8 hours or more daily.

Physical Work Environment

• Fluorescent Lighting.
• Concrete Flooring.
• Climate affected by outside conditions.
• Considerable exterior noise.
• Extreme temperature fluctuations in warehouse.

American Furniture Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.