# Logistics & Packaging Coordinator

> Laborup · Birmingham, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-07

**Salary:** USD 65,000–65,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We're hiring a Logistics & Packaging Coordinator to own packaging, shipping, receiving, and freight management for a precision component manufacturer serving customers across highly regulated, quality-driven industries. This is a hands-on, fast-paced environment where accuracy, documentation, and customer compliance matter every day.

This is also a place to build a long-term career. Our client is a well-established, family-owned precision manufacturer with decades of experience and advanced CNC machining and additive manufacturing capabilities. If you bring strong organizational instincts, sound judgment, and a bias toward ownership, there is real opportunity to grow alongside the company.

**Why This Role**

-   **Precision industry exposure**: work directly with packaging and shipping requirements for high-spec, close-tolerance components
-   **Ownership and autonomy**: independently manage logistics priorities, carrier relationships, and packaging standards — not just executing a checklist
-   **Established, stable company**: decades in business, long-standing ownership, long-term customer relationships
-   **Cross-functional visibility**: work directly with Supply Chain, Production Control, Quality, Engineering, and Operations

**Compensation, Schedule & Benefits**

-   $65,000 / year, salaried
-   First Shift, Full-time, 40 hours/week
-   Health, dental, and vision insurance
-   401(k)
-   Paid time off

## Requirements

Responsibilities

-   Own and improve packaging, shipping, receiving, and freight procedures
-   Interpret customer packaging, labeling, routing, and shipping requirements
-   Design and document packaging standards, including custom and reusable solutions for precision components
-   Manage customer shipping portals, notifications, labels, and documentation
-   Own receiving/shipping transactions in ERP, ensuring accurate inventory records
-   Establish receiving processes for raw materials, tooling, and customer-furnished items
-   Select and coordinate freight (parcel, LTL, dedicated, expedited, specialized)
-   Develop carrier/broker relationships; negotiate rates and service terms
-   Evaluate freight performance, cost, and delivery reliability
-   Make day-to-day decisions on carriers, packaging, and logistics priorities
-   Investigate and resolve shipping, receiving, and delivery issues
-   Maintain packaging inventory levels and train staff on procedures
-   Keep logistics records organized and audit-ready
-   Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Production Control, Quality, Engineering, and Operations

Qualifications

-   3+ years in logistics, packaging, shipping/receiving, supply chain, or manufacturing preferred
-   Aerospace, defense, medical, or precision manufacturing experience preferred
-   Ability to interpret and implement customer packaging/shipping requirements
-   Experience developing packaging methods, procedures, and work instructions
-   ERP experience (receiving, inventory, shipping transactions)
-   Experience with customer supplier portals and electronic shipping docs
-   Working knowledge of parcel, LTL, dedicated, expedited, and specialized freight
-   Freight carrier negotiation/management experience preferred
-   Strong organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills
-   Ability to work independently amid shifting priorities

## Benefits

-   Health, dental, and vision insurance
-   401(k)
-   Paid time off

## Apply

[Apply at Laborup](https://apply.workable.com/laborup/j/DFE0D11422/apply)

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