Logistics & Trucking Coordinator

Our Material Handling Group is seeking a full-time logistics & trucking coordinator for our Lansing, MI branch.

The primary responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to:


* Coordinate and Schedule trucking for our Midwest branches


* Answering internal and customer service calls


* Opening work orders, including accurately recording story lines into each order


* Checks on equipment availability and status when requested


* Ensure compliance with shippers and bill of lading


* Processes shippers and bill of lading


* Assist local Service Department as needed


* Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities


* Performs other duties as assigned


* Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

Desired Skills and Qualifications:


* Attention to detail


* Must have strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Previous ERP experience is a plus.


* Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills


* Excellent time management skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of coworkers, as well as customers


* Language Skills - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.


* Mathematical Skills - Basic: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:


* Physical/Sensory Functions: Regularly will use sit, use hands, talk/hear; Frequently will reach with hands; Occasionally will stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste/smell.


* Vision: No special vision requirements.


* Lift and/or Move Functions: Regularly will lift up to 10 pounds


* Work Environment: Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts, exposed to fumes or airborne particles

About Alta:

Culture is Job #1.

Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team.

More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.

If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we're ready for you.

Whether it's selling the world's-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.

At Alta Equipment Group, we belie...