Traffic Clerk jobs in Kansas

Holman Logistics is actively seeking a 2nd Shift Traffic Clerk to join our team in Kansas City, Kansas. This is an exciting opportunity to join an awesome company that truly places our employees first.

Since 1864 Holman has demonstrated a passion for innovation, leadership, and exceeding customer expectations. We care about the people who work here and provide an environment where you can apply your talents and creativity to build a rewarding career. We provide long-term career opportunities with excellent benefits to help build a foundation for you and your family.

How would you be helping Holman Logistics and our customers?

Here at Holman, our Traffic Clerks are key advocates for our employees and proponents of our company culture. While they are directly responsible for local coordination with warehouse and transportation to ensure the completion of shipping/receiving documents accurately and in a timely manner and delegating work out the dispatch window to associates, their value is in their ability to effectively communicate and to build relationships with customers, coworkers, and management. We rely on them for their ability to pay attention to minute details of a project and prioritize tasks, as well as their desire to grow and develop themselves and other employees.

Shift: 2:15 pm to 10:15 pm Monday through Friday

Salary: $20.00 per hour

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Coordinates with warehouse and transportation to ensure the completion of shipping/receiving documents accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensures the orders are on schedule to meet the daily pick-up schedules in a timely, efficient, and safe manner.
• Verifies and counts products to ensure data accuracy on system.
• Maintains warehouse management system (WMS) scheduler.
• Ensures accuracy of all shipping and receiving (B.O.L.) documents.
• Prints labels for carrier shipments and attaches to Bill of lading.
• Handles all customers and customer representatives at the dispatch window.
• Gathers and maintains all data and records relative to shipping and receiving activities.
• Trains new associates.
• Ensures that escalated issues are resolved timely and accurately.
• Delegates work out the dispatch window to associates (full picks, piece picks, loads, and inbounds)
• Adds trailer moves for yard driver
• Keeps the schedule up to date
• Uses SAP to create TO’s for full picks and inbounds
• Checks in OTR driver with inbounds, outbounds, and empty trailers
• Completes all paperwork correctly and legibly
• Reliable attendance at scheduled shifts.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or needed.

 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Attendance - Ability to work required schedule and arrive at work on time. Ability to work alternative schedules to accommodate the needs of the business.
• Communication - Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally in a courteous and professional manner with others. Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instruction. Ability to listen well and ask good questions. Ability to prepare reports.
• Mathematics - Ability to perform basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Language – Ability to read and interpret documents such as receivers, invoices, operating instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and business correspondence.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Relationship Building - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, co-workers and management.
• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Coaching and Development – Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Productivity - Ability to maintain a level of production that meets or exceeds the established guidelines. Ability to work independently without interruptions.
• Paperwork - Completion - Ability to complete necessary paperwork neatly and accurately and according to established guidelines.
• Paperwork - Verification - Ability to verify paperwork necessary to insure customers, Team Members and Corporate are receiving correct documentation and information.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task and prioritize tasks. Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem. Ability to understand and interpret financial information.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing a task.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect Team Member safety.

 SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
• Experience: One (1) year experience in transportation control.

Computer Skills: Intermediate computer or tablet skills; intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word); SAP.