Shipping/Receiving Coordinator

If you’re motivated by meaningful work that directly contributes to the wellbeing of your community, the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center can offer you an unparalleled career. Our team is committed to being a force of good, protecting the safety and wellbeing of consumers across the nation. We provide comprehensive testing services to all of Nestlé’s production facilities and co-manufacturers, ensuring that our food and beverage products meet the highest safety, quality, and regulatory standards. As an organization, we’re driven by our mission to strengthen consumer trust, and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Shipping & Receiving Coordinator provides support to all NQAC laboratory operations by ensuring that samples and supplies needed for testing and maintaining the facility are received, sorted, and delivered in a timely fashion with minimal supervision. Required supervision will come from the Operations Support Manager.

SHIFT: Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:30pm

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide support to laboratory department by performing and/or coordinating a variety of laboratory processes. 70-80%

• Receives samples and/or materials and maintains records of shipment status; this may include import of original sample paperwork, reception of samples/supplies that classify as hazardous, management of daily deliverables (sample tracking, material goods receipt, etc)
• Works with customer service/laboratories/vendors to resolve sample/material submission anomalies
• Ensures receiving areas and stock room are maintained for cleanliness, well organized and optimized with materials stocked for FIFO (First In First Out) or LIFO (Last In First Out) as appropriate.
• Carries out assignments in a timely, diligent, and safe manner and performs work in accordance with NQAC SOPs.
• Participate in operational reviews both for the department and the departments in scope for material support.
• Initiate, maintain and report analytics/measures for processes and transformational projects as assigned.
• Presents ideas effectively, actively listens and works across functional boundaries with the ability to effectively communicate with vendors and co-workers. Attends conference calls or meetings as needed.
• Assures adherence to safety regulations.
• Provide support to Chemistry Login team via sample compositing, storage, and other end-of-day activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Provide assurance of quality and support of quality processes for the Laboratory/Center. 15%

• Identify, participate, and/or lead process improvement projects for the department or cross functionally for the facility.
• Initiates corrective actions or observations for quality or vendor issues.
• Updates/ initiates SOP's or Standards

Training. 5%

• Trains other employees as instructed and/or required for any of the functions listed above. Must be able to demonstrate how to perform the job themselves while training.

REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS:

• High School Diploma/GED equivalent required. Basic math skills required; degree or coursework in science or logistics/purchasing discipline preferred
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office Applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• English Language Skills (Basic reading, writing, speaking, etc.)
• Professionalism
• Ability to perform trained tasks and follow lab SOPs.
• High stress-tolerance and ability to maintain stable performance under pressure or opposition, such as time pressure or job ambiguity.
• Demonstrates initiative; is a self-starter, gets involved quickly, takes on difficult tasks with enthusiasm. Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required.
• Maintains high activity productivity level. Operates with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time.
• Strong application of organizational skills & attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Decision-making, communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple situations & tasks in a single shift.
• Demonstrate flexibility to cover early morning, after hour shifts and to allow for PTO coverage.
• Competence in software literacy, including SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Comfortable with handling hazardous materials including chemicals and microbiology supplies and working within a microbiology or chemistry laboratory setting.

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.


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