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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Shipping Associate is responsible for directing, coordinating, and processing customer orders through the shipping department. Key tasks include managing onsite traffic, inspecting outbound loads, and maintaining accurate documentation for transportation.
Job details
COMPANY BACKGROUND Tree Island Steel Ltd. (“Tree Island Steel” or the “Company”) is a publicly listed company whose shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSL. Headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, since 1964, Tree Island Steel, through its four operating facilities in Canada and the United States, produces wire products for a diverse range of industrial, residential construction, commercial construction, agricultural, and specialty applications. Its products include bright wire; a broad array of fasteners, including packaged, collated and bulk nails; stucco reinforcing products; concrete reinforcing mesh; fencing and other fabricated wire products. The Company markets these products under the Tree Island®, Halsteel®, True-Spec®, K-Lath®, TI-Wire® and Tough Strand® brand names. Tree Island Steel operates in Canada under Tree Island Industries Ltd and in the United States under Tree Island Wire (USA) Inc. POSITION SUMMARY Reporting to the Shipping & Warehouse Manager, this position is required to direct, co-ordinate and process all customer orders through the shipping department to meet the customer and company requirements. RESPONSIBILITIES Process, direct and log all onsite traffic. Scale in all inbound freight for pick up. Inspect and seal all US outbound loads. Provide data entry services & trouble shoot data discrepancies within the computerized departmental systems. Process, co-ordinate and finalize all loads for transportation. Provide the required documentation for the transportation of all goods. Performing other duties as required. Transportation of Dangerous Goods certified. PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS High school graduation plus computer software courses. Knowledge of transportation laws and shipping procedures. Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. Excellent data entry skills. Strong organizational skills. Ability to adapt quickly to change.
What you’ll do
The Shipping Associate is responsible for directing, coordinating, and processing customer orders through the shipping department. Key tasks include managing onsite traffic, inspecting outbound loads, and maintaining accurate documentation for transportation.
Requirements
Candidates must have a high school diploma and relevant computer software training. Proficiency in transportation laws, shipping procedures, and strong data entry skills are required for this role.
Listed skills
- Data entry · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Time management · Preferred
- Troubleshooting · Preferred
- Documentation · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Data entry
- Transportation laws
- Shipping procedures
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- Shipping Procedures
- Residential Construction
- Dangerous Goods/Hazmat Transport
- Organizational Skills
- Commercial Construction
- Data Entry
- Warehousing
- Time Management
Job areas
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Administrative
- Shipping Associate
- Shipping / Receiving Clerk
- Stock Clerks
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
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