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Cargo Handler/CDL Driver at Lynden Air Freight, Inc.

Posted in Transportation 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Anchorage, Alaska





Job Description:

Lynden Logistics, Inc.is a full service freight forwarding and logistics company providing complete coverage to most major world markets. We offer air and ocean freight forwarding, expedited ground freight, customs brokerage, logistics and other specialized services like facility management, charters, reverse logistics and assembly and distribution. As an award-winning company Lynden Logisitcs, Inc. has received 16 Logistics Management Quest For Quality Awards, including five as the top ranked company in our category. We’re currently seeking talented, motivated, and friendly applicants eager to contribute to our company’s proven history of success. We look forward to hearing from you.

Lynden Logistics (formerly Lynden International), a member of the Lynden family of companies, has roots in transportation going back more than 100 years.  We are a freight forwarder who offers  full service solutions of logistical services that support the entire supply chain.

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who takes pride in finding solutions to problems that meet the expectations of your customers?  Do you thrive where each day is not like the last?  If so, Lynden is the place for you. 

This position is a local CDL Driver/Intermediate cartage operations position performing all aspects of cargo operations. 



Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. 



  • Drives tractor-trailer combination or straight truck to transport freight. May pick-up, load, unload and deliver freight.



  • Inspect truck and trailer for defects to ensure safe operating condition before, during, and following trips; complete and submit daily vehicle inspection form.

  • Verifies piece count and signs off documents; checks in inbound/outbound freight and labels freight.


  • Dimensionalizes freight; weighs and reweighs freight.


  • Keeps work area and vehicles clean.


  • Reads inbound board to determine when consoles should be recovered from airlines; loads and unloads containers or pallets; performs OS&D manifests.


  • Works within the protocol of Lynden Air Freight’s requirements for cargo handling as well as with other companies where co-located, including aircraft.


  • Using computer inputs entries for freight movement. Data Entry, Data Processing.


  • Be able to run receiving desk (Receive freight, enter re-weigh and dimensional information into skeleton entry and generate labels for staging cargo), and process shipments through cross-dock program efficiently. 


  • Documents damage using company guidelines.


  • Follows Hazmat protocol when working with shipments. 


  • Works with internal customers in providing solutions in keeping with company policies and procedures.


  • Building airplane skid loads to required specifications.


  • Proficient at building scheduled service loads for ocean containers and scanning of all shipments.


  • Direct temp employees in unloading and loading of ocean containers.


  • Responsible for working in a safe manner, following all safety policies and procedures.


  • May be assigned special projects and other duties.


  • Works with forklifts, pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment.


  • Regular and predictable attendance is required.


Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS  

High school education or equivalent preferred.

Must possess valid class “A” Commercial Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.  Must possess current DOT required medical card.

  

Ability to write legibly, especially numbers, and to read and comprehend simple instructions and memos.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

Experience using forklifts

 

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

 

Computer skills to complete on-line forms and input information into data base. Assist with carrier selection and documentation with limited supervision from Night Operations Supervisor

 

Must be able to pass Security Threat Assessment under TSA regulations.


  • Ability to possess and maintain a TSA Security Threat Assessment(STA) with a status of Passed, or a TSA recognized equivalent. TSA recognized equivalents include a Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge, Commercial Driver’s License(CDL) with Hazmat Endorsement issued within the 50 States or District of Columbia, the Transportation Worker Identification Card(TWIC), or Free and Secure Trade(FAST) card issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. STA’s will be submitted by Lynden International upon job offer and renewed thereafter. Recognized equivalents must be current at time of application and successfully renewed by the applicant thereafter.

Intermediate use of MS Office products a plus.

 

Must be able to lift and move cargo, frequently up to 50 lbs and occasionally up to 100 lbs; frequent walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; Able to handle office and warehouse equipment and tools, or controls;  Able to communicate orally and in writing.  Wide range of vision abilities required (close vision, distance, color, & peripheral vision, and depth perception).  Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and exposed to vibrations.  Daily attendance required.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 Environmental conditions affect truck and forklift driving.

Lynden Logistics is a federal contractor so all employees, including employees working from home/remotely, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Must be able to pass the preemployment background and drug screen. 





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