Senior Logistics Assistant

Job Function

Warehouse & Cold Chain Management

Job Summary

The Senior Logistics Assistant - Warehouse and Cold Chain Management is responsible for executing general warehouse operations and activities. He/She performs warehouse operations in adherence to procedures, and the safe and efficient operations of goods and equipment.

He/She also coordinates the deliveries, asset management and transaction documentation process, and performs the secure handling of goods. He/She also implements improvement opportunities within the warehouse operations.

He/She may be required to work in rotating shifts and carry heavy loads. He/She is expected to be vigilant, decisive, and possess effective communication skills.

Job Responsibilities/Key Tasks(External)

Business Administration Operations 
•    Participate in value-based culture and a culture of accountability in the organisation
•    Adhere to organisation’s governance, compliance issues and reporting processes
•    Adhere to organisation’s data governance and protection processes
•    Work with allocated resources within business activities
•    Apply operational policies, standards and procedures
•    Perform basic risk assessment
•    Support the department in incident or crisis management initiatives

Business Process/Continuous Improvement 
•    Perform continuous improvement activities
•    Perform documentation of business requirements
•    Apply environmental protection procedures
•    Perform activities to improve quality of logistics services

Safety and Health 
•    Perform WSH activities to ensure personal compliance to requirements
•    Perform safety and health risk assessment
•    Report WSH incidents
•    Suggest WSH solutions to address localised shortcomings in existing processes

Technology Application 
•    Work with team members to support technology projects
•    Apply latest technology to improve operations in own work areas
•    Operate technology or electronic tools and devices

Warehousing, Cargo and Material Handling
•    Review warehousing quality issues in a timely manner
•    Coordinate arrangement or rotation of warehouse cargo and items
•    Perform warehouse security operations in adherence to plans
•    Perform stock control and housekeeping operations of warehouse cargo and items
•    Execute operations according to different warehousing situations and contingencies
•    Track cargo-handling schedules to ensure timelines are complied with
•    Coordinate warehouse operations in accordance to 5S (sort, set, shine, standardise, sustain) techniques
•    Apply methods and techniques to handle dangerous goods
•    Apply methods and techniques to handle time and temperature-sensitive cargo
•    Perform cargo consolidation activities
•    Perform transhipment and transloading operations
•    Facilitate compliance of height, weight and special handling requirements in stacking, moving and arranging of items on pallets according to storage plan

Job Requirements

• Basic knowledge of SAP / Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Proficiency in basic Ms Office Applications
• Relevant experience in a warehouse environment 
• Physically fit for tasks that may involve lifting and moving packages 
• Good team player, able to work well independantly and in a team
• Fork Lift licence is preferred.
   

Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience

• GCE N/O Levels / NITEC 

• 1-2 years of relevant working experience in warehouse operations.