We are looking for a new team member for our operations' documentation department to assist the team in daily work in the office involving systems work and file management, and both team and self-initiative work.
We are offering a full time job with flexible working hours. After a probationary period, we will require limited weekend hours (at a maximum of 4 hours per weekend) bit higher rate than normal pay, and reduced weekday hours, for a regular total of 40 hours per week. Weekend work will be remote.
Our benefits include health insurance and paid time off hours, dental insurance, vision insurance, and life insurance after a probationary period
Your duties will include:
· Assembling information from Bills of Lading for incoming shipments before the vessel arrives;
· Inquiring for and Receiving documentation from agents at the port of origin;
· Working with existing AMS & ISF systems data and programs and make timely filings;
· Inquiring for arrival information of upcoming cargo;
· Working with industry systems to input data and create documents;
· Creating Arrival Notices to inform consignees and brokers 5-10 days before vessel arrival;
· Identifying the statuses of Master Bills of Lading and House Bills of Lading, and reminding contacts accordingly;
· Creating different Invoices for customers, and Bills for carriers and vendors;
· Understanding, creating, and working with Debit Notes and Credit Notes;
· Distributing and managing group emails by assigned period to team members; and finally,
· Inputting and updating the details for your team’s shipments into internal tracking summary sheets.
Skills and Qualifications:
· Strong team and self-initiative work skills
· Dependable, deadline-oriented mindset
· Sufficient computer literacy of Outlook, Excel, and basic office software; computer literacy in industry software such as Freightstream and AMS/ISF is a plus
· Strong personal organization and scheduling skills
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $35,422.00 per year
Additional pay:
- Bonus pay
- Commission pay
- Overtime pay
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- logistics: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person