Shipping Specialist

Job Scope:

• Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals, and shipping docks.
• Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform.
• Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

• Check import/export documentation to determine cargo contents, and classify goods into different fee or tariff groups, using a tariff coding system.
• Contact vendors and/or claims adjustment departments in order to resolve problems with shipments, or contact service depots to arrange for repairs
• Determine method of shipment, and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
• Direct delivery trucks to shipping doors or designated Marshalling areas, and help load and unload goods safely.
• Direct or participate in cargo loading in order to ensure completeness of load and even distribution of weight.
• Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by using a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
• Estimate freight or postal rates, and record shipment costs and weights.
  
• Inspect and count items received and check them against invoices or other documents, recording shortages and rejecting damaged goods.