The Service Center Clerk II is responsible for managing high-volume telephone communications and coordinating freight delivery appointments. They also handle documentation for overages, shortages, and damaged (OS&D) freight while ensuring accurate billing and tracing of shipments.
Requirements overview
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and proficiency in MS Word and Excel. Strong customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment are required.
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Estes Express Lines is a leading, full-service freight transportation provider offering a complete range of shipping solutions including LTL, time critical, volume & truckload, global and custom solutions.
Founded in 1931 by W.W. Estes and still family-owned, the company began as a one-man-one-truck operation serving customers in rural southside Virginia. Today, Estes is the largest privately held carrier in the nation. One of the most respected total-solutions providers in the industry, the company delivers direct service throughout all of the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico through more than 230 terminals, as well as door-to-door service to and from Mexico and a global freight-forwarding service footprint. For more about Estes, visit www.estes-express.com.
Estes values a diverse workforce and affirmatively promotes a company culture that embraces the concept that outcomes are improved when our workforce is made up of people with different viewpoints. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Come find your new career at www.work4Estes.com! Applications are accepted online only through this website. If you need an accommodation to apply call the number on the website.
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Description
Job Summary:
* Answer telephones with a heavy call volume and direct calls with accuracy
* Maintain count list of items received or shipped and check against bill of
lading, recording any discrepancies
* Prepare all paperwork and the repackaging of all OS&D freight
* Maintain accurate records to report all OS&D freight issues on a daily or
weekly basis to Service Center management
* Maintain a clean and organized OS&D area
* Contact customers and coordinate delivery times to schedule appointments for
freight delivery
* Identify freight bills requiring special delivery instructions
* Respond to customer inquiries regarding bill of lading and provide proof of
delivery to customers by contacting other departments and/or service centers
to trace shipments
* Respond to customer complaints concerning billing or services rendered,
referring complaints or service failures to designated departments for
investigation, resolution, and follow-up with the customer
* Investigate, resolve, and respond to inquiries from customers regarding
overages, shortages, and damaged freight issues, including Hazmat Materials
* Verify and process paperwork and procedures concerning claims, charges and
tracing of freight
* Scan and/or image bill of lading receipts
* Transfer information from the bill of lading to the bill format to prepare
bills for freight movement
* Prepare bills for freight movement, applying the appropriate tariffs and
charges to each shipment
* Place shipments on-hand
* Assist with handling dispatch phones to assist with customers and drivers
* Regular attendance is required.
* This is not an all-inclusive list of job requirements and/or duties and may
not contain all mental and physical capabilities necessary to perform the job
at all times due to circumstances. Operational, safety and other needs may
require the employee to perform any and all other duties as assigned.
Employees are expected, and must be able to perform all such duties and
tasks.
Qualifications:
* High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED), or any combination of
education and experience which would provide an equivalent background
* Experience in billing, collections, tracing & OS&D preferred
* Computer skills; proficient in MS Word and Excel required
* AS400 experience strongly preferred
* Strong customer service skills
* Good clerical skills
* Possess excellent verbal and written communication and listen skills
* Must have the ability to proceed on regular tasks with occasional direction,
while referring questionable situations to more experienced staff or
management
* Must have the ability to solve problems where solutions are easily
identifiable and their solutions are standard and specifically defined
* Experience in the transportation industry a plus although not required
* Must be able to lift approximately 20 lbs., or more if required by the
essential functions of the job
* Must be able to comply with all company policies, rules, procedures and Code
of Conduct
* Must be able to interact well with others
* Must be able to work independently, or in a team setting
* Must be capable of working under tight time constraints in a high volume
environment with multiple priorities
* Responds well to questions; Ability to read, interpret and comply with
written information and documents such as safety rules, operations /
procedure manuals and maintenance instructions with a high comprehension and
concentration level to include the ability to meet deadlines
* Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, random drug and/or alcohol tests, and
will be subject to a criminal history background check
* Must be authorized to work in the United States
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met
by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is frequently
required to sit and use hands to fingers, handle, or feel or operate computers
and other standard office equipment. The employee is occasionally required to
stand; walk, lift, twist, turn and reach with hands and arms. The employee must
be capable of lifting a minimum of 20 lbs., or more if required by the essential
functions of the job.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and fumes or
airborne particles. The employee may be required to work in high/precarious
places, with hazardous materials, and in various weather conditions. The noise
level in the work environment ranges from quiet to loud as required by the
essential functions of the job.
Estes values a diverse workforce and affirmatively promotes a company culture
that embraces the concept that outcomes are improved when our workforce is made
up of people with different viewpoints. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a
protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Come find your
new career at Work4Estes.com! Applications are accepted online only through this
website. If you need an accommodation to apply, call the number on the website.