TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.
Title: Shipping and Receiving Coordinator
Work Location: Bloomington, MN 55435
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Position Summary
- The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator supports daily warehouse and materials operations with a strong focus on shipping, receiving, inventory control, and production support.
- This role is responsible for ensuring materials are accurately received, stored, tracked, and issued to production while coordinating with internal customers and third-party logistics providers in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operations of the crib, loading bays, shipping, receiving, and storage areas.
- Coordinate activities with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and warehouse service partners.
- Interface with internal customers to resolve material shortages, inventory discrepancies, and production downtime issues.
- Issue materials to production while ensuring accurate inventory transactions and full material traceability.
- Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments for quality, quantity, purchase order accuracy, and safety compliance.
- Perform routine and ad-hoc cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy and investigate inventory variances.
- Maintain accurate inventory records within inventory management systems and virtual crib platforms.
- Monitor inventory levels to support replenishment, minimize excess inventory, and prevent stockouts.
- Ensure proper material labeling, storage location accuracy, and stock rotation using FIFO/FEFO methodologies.
- Support Point of Use (POU) material delivery systems for production operations.
- Track, locate, and expedite material deliveries as required to support manufacturing schedules.
- Assist with shipping, receiving, packaging, and movement of materials throughout the facility.
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment safely and efficiently.
- Provide shift coverage on short notice based on operational requirements.
- Follow all Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies and warehouse safety procedures.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 3+ years of experience in:
- Shipping and Receiving
- Inventory Management and Inventory Control
- Warehouse Operations
- Material Handling
- Forklift Operation
- Customer Service
- Inventory Management Systems or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or supply chain environments.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent inventory accuracy and data integrity.
- Experience investigating inventory discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or similar inventory management systems.
- Experience with Point of Use (POU), FIFO/FEFO inventory practices, and warehouse best practices.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 45 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and reach for extended periods during a 12-hour shift.
- Ability to safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse material handling equipment.
- Ability to work in warehouse and production environments with varying temperatures and noise levels.
Work Schedule
- Rotating 12-Hour Day Shift
- Week 1: Monday – Thursday | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Week 2: Monday – Wednesday | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.
Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.
TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.