Siemens Healthineers Hiring for Shipping Dispatch Operator – 1st shift (8am-4:30pm) Job at Newark, DE Full Time

Now’s our time to inspire the future of healthcare together.

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents. More than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. We stand with our customers around the world to support them in delivering high quality care to their patients. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. This is what truly matters to us.

Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as a Shipping Dispatch Operator.

The incumbent creates and prepares all documents needed for domestic and export shipments for the manufacturing site. Accurate and timely production of shipment documentation is critical to the role. Job requires planning and execution of all types of shipments including frozen, refrigerated, and HAZMAT shipped via multiple modes including air, ocean, truckload, and LTL. Daily work involves understanding and working with the inventory computer system (Documentum, SAP, MSDS, etc).

This position includes the handling of all types of materials, including hazardous and DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) controlled materials.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As a Shipping Dispatch Operator, you will be responsible for:

• Proactively managing and planning all aspects of export shipment from the Glasgow site, not limited to order placement, inventory management, and coordinating logistics with minimum error
• Managing and planning execution of domestic shipment requirements not limited to load and go finished goods shipments and just in time receiving
• Selecting proper mode of transportation for all shipments balancing required customer service levels and transportation expenses
• Working with shippers and brokers to execute air and ocean freight bookings
• Preparing required export documentation for multiple shipments in a highly time sensitive environment
• Proactively managing multiple lines of communication including but not limited to warehouses, production, planners, shipping partners, and management
• Assuring compliance with applicable customs and various transport regulations including but not limited to IATA, DOT, Homeland Security
• Identifying risks and opportunities for both domestic and international shipments to ensure cost effective and efficient transportation of company’s products
• Timely and accurate processing of freight claims and return to vendor shipments
• Management of shipping supplies including but not limited to Dry Ice, Pallets, Packaging, Slip Sheets
• Preparing logistics status reports
• Assist as required in validation of transportation and warehouse initiatives
• Assist as required in general warehouse operations
• Training others in applicable warehouse and transport processes

Required Education, Skills & Experience:

• 3-5 years previous experience in preparing shipping documentation for international air and ocean freight
• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of 49-CFR, IATA, IMDG Dangerous Goods training
• Must be detail oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills to work successfully within a team environment and self motivated to work independently
• Ability to critically think through multiple step processes and follow up on details
• High ability to handle multiple priorities without losing details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, freight software knowledge helpful
• Self motivated and ability to take ownership of work
• Ability to work under time pressure
• Knowledge of SAP WM and SAP Order Management helpful
• Willing to take on other department tasks as needed
• Ability and willingness to work in refrigerated and frozen environments handling and preparing perishable shipments
• Ability to operate various types of material handling equipment
• Must pass a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) background check

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose: To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.

If you want to join us in transforming the way healthcare is delivered, visit our career site at:

https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/careers.

If you wish to find out more about the specific before applying, please visit: https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/about.