Our client is in the logistics business currently recruiting Clearing and Forwarding Agents
The role would entail:
- Track delivery progress of shipments.
- Advise clients on transportation and payment methods.
- Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
- Contact vendors or claims adjustment departments to resolve shipment problems or contact service depots to arrange for repairs.
- Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
- Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.
- Inspect and count items received and check them against invoices or other documents, recording shortages and rejecting damaged goods.
- Keep records of all goods shipped, received, and stored.
- Retrieve stored items and trace lost shipments as necessary.
- Attach address labels, identification codes, and shipping instructions to containers.
- Direct or participate in cargo loading to ensure completeness of load and even distribution of weight.
- Check import or export documentation to determine cargo contents and use tariff coding system to classify goods according to fee or tariff group.
- Route received goods to first available flight or to appropriate storage areas or departments, using forklifts, hand trucks, or other equipment.
- Arrange insurance coverage for goods.
- Install straps, braces, and padding to loads to prevent shifting or damage during shipment.
- Maintain a supply of packing materials.
- Open cargo containers and unwrap contents, using steel cutters, crowbars, or other hand tools.
- Assemble containers and crates used to transport items such as machines or vehicles
Salary: Shs 30,000
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