Shipping Coordinator at Encompass Health in Vestavia Hills, AL

Join us on the heart-warming journey with a team that is a top leader in the rehabilitation industry

Encompass Health is the leader in inpatient rehabilitation industry, you'll feel the Encompass Health difference as soon as you join. We collaborate and provide high-quality, compassionate, individualized care for our patients, allowing us time to get to know them and help them achieve their goals during their rehabilitation journey.

Position Purpose

The Shipping Coordinator is responsible for working with the Shipping Manager in the coordination, packaging, delivery, and/or shipping of customer orders according to production and delivery schedules in a timely and cost-efficient manner. They are also responsible for working with the Print Services Project Manager and Shipping Manager in the maintenance of inventory levels and inventory order management. This position contributes to the meeting of department production and quality, profitability and customer satisfaction goals by guaranteeing satisfaction and value for customers; contributing to a work environment that fosters pride in being part of a winning team and promotes personal growth; and maintaining personal productivity and quality standards that make possible attractive financial returns so that the company can continue to provide excellent service to our customers and career growth for our staff.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Works with manager to coordinate, package, deliver and/or ship customer orders.
• Follows production and delivery schedules in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Works with Manager to maintain inventory levels and inventory order management.
• Stays current via newspapers, periodicals, industry materials, associations, and the internet.
• Understands and utilizes company resources where appropriate.
• Networks with co-workers to share best practices.
• Understands different depts. and their role in the corporate office.
• Develops strategies and aligns work to achieve goals.
• Organizes, plans, and manages time effectively to complete assignments.
• This position sit in our Marketing Services building in Vestavia AL

Minimum Qualifications:

• Warehouse and/or print shop experience preferred but not required

Machines, Equipment Used:

• General office equipment such as computer/laptop, telephone, copy/fax machine, calculator, scanner, etc.
• Microsoft Office software, to include Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Warehouse materials handling equipment such as fork lift, pallet jacks, ladders, and shrink wrapping machines.

Physical Requirements:

• Visual acuity, speech recognition, speech clarity.
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling exceeds these minimum requirements.

Skills and Abilities:

• Oral communication, written communication including email, fluency in English, active listening.
• Information ordering, deductive reasoning, social perceptiveness, time management, critical thinking.
• Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
• Ability to work independently without continuous supervision.
• Knowledge of print and production techniques and related computer software products.

A little about us

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among others, which is pretty amazing.

Our benefits start day one

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A community of people who love what they do. Yes, we see that as a benefit.