Shipping Technician II

The Shipping Specialist will support the Shipping and Supply Chain Department in day-to-day management of customer and/or vendor shipments. The Shipping Specialist is responsible for coordinating and executing outbound customer shipments across multiple vendors and using multiple freight forwarders. This role will coordinate with multiple departments to ensure accurate, timely and compliant shipment processing.

Key Responsibilities
1.    Prepare and review shipping documents, including but not limited to commercial invoices, packing lists, BOLs and export documents.
2.    Work closely with sales to determine purchase order allocation, shipping priorities and customer-specific requirements.
3.    Collaborate with internal departments such as Sales, Operations and Quality to gather shipment details and resolve discrepancies.
4.    Process and maintain records of shipment transactions.
5.    Follow up on freight deliveries, tracking.
6.    Help to resolve freight issues or damaged products with internal departments and customers.
7.    Processes shipments either online via the freight companies’ software (i.e. UPS Worldship, FEDEX, Conway) or make arrangements verbally or via email with freight forwarders.
8.    Be capable of interpreting blocking points and troubleshooting to resolve and release parts for shipment.

Minimum Requirements:
•    HS Diploma with demonstrated applicable job experience strongly preferred
•    Excellent written and verbal communications skills. 
•    Ability to work effectively in a large team environment. 
•    Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and technical skills; attention to detail. 
•    Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
•    ERP Experience with Oracle is a plus

Preferred Qualifications
•    1-3 years of experience in a shipping or logistics role
•    Working knowledge of freight forwarders, carriers and international/domestic shipping processes
•    Experience in Oracle ERP or similar
•    Experience with export shipments and documentation

Additional Requirements
•    US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required due to government military contracts.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.