Logistics Coordinator
About the role
MICA Steelworks is a private company that is a fabricator of quality steel Power Delivery Structures for the electric utility industry. Under the immediate supervision of the Shipping or Logistics Supervisor, the Logistics Coordinator is responsible for coordinating outbound shipping, inter-plant logistics, and driver scheduling within a dynamic steel fabrication environment.
Responsibilities
- Operate multidirectional forklifts to safely load and unload long steel products (plates, beams, pipe)
- Use yard dog/spotter truck to position trailers and organize yard storage efficiently
- Prepare accurate Bills of Lading (BOLs), invoices, and purchase orders
- Verify weights, counts, heat numbers, and shipment conditions before release
- Schedule internal drivers for intershop transfers and external carriers for outbound loads
- Manage multiplant logistics, track shipments, and resolve routing or scheduling conflicts
- Maintain work orders, shipping reports, and performance dashboards
- Inspect loading operations for compliance with customer and safety specifications
- Calculate estimated shipping and delivery costs, identify costsaving opportunities, and optimize labor/equipment usage to reduce downtime and overtime
- Conduct regular cycle counts of finished and semifinished goods
- Ensure shipping priorities, staging, and yard organization are accurate and up to date
- Communicate with production, trucking companies, suppliers, and other plants to meet delivery schedules
- Follow all company safety policies, PPE requirements, and load securement standards
- Maintain a clean, organized, and hazardfree work environment
- Support continuous improvement projects and perform other related tasks as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- 12 years of experience in manufacturing, shipping, logistics, or related fields
- Proven experience operating multidirectional or combilift forklifts (certification preferred)
- Valid driver’s license with a clean record; prior yard dog/spotter truck experience required
- Experience creating Bills of Lading (BOLs), invoices, and other shipping documentation
- ERP or Transportation Management System (TMS) software experience preferred
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Ability to pass background checks, drug screening, physical exam, audiogram, and vision test
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include: Bilingual Spanish/English (read, write, speak), OSHA safety training and forklift certification, and experience performing strategic logistics analysis and interpreting operational trends.
Skills
- Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables and data reporting), Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint), Familiarity with ERP and logistics systems for inventory tracking and shipment coordination
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal abilities, Strong problemsolving and analytical thinking skills, Ability to multitask effectively in a fastpaced, highvolume environment, Reliable, organized, and selfmotivated with strong attention to detail, Teamoriented with the ability to collaborate across departments and locations
Working Conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment, in addition to, spending time in the fabrication plant. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, phone, etc.