Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

At Emmi Roth, we’re passionate about creating exceptional cheeses. As a leader in the specialty cheese industry, we blend traditional craftsmanship with innovation. Our commitment to local sourcing and quality makes us a trusted brand in the food industry. Joining Emmi Roth means becoming part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and a shared dedication to excellence.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the finest cheeses in the world while contributing to a company that prides itself on both heritage and progress. If you're passionate about food, craftsmanship, and making an impact, we’d love for you to be a part of our journey!

Job Summary

The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator supports the safe, accurate, and timely movement of materials, ingredients, supplies, and finished product into and out of the facility. This is a hands-on warehouse role that combines physical shipping and receiving work with inventory control, shipment documentation, and data entry in JD Edwards (JDE).

The coordinator works primarily on the warehouse floor, including refrigerated/cooler areas, and helps ensure product integrity, food safety, inventory accuracy, and on-time shipment execution.

Essential Duties

& Responsibilities

• Receive incoming shipments by checking in drivers, inspecting trailer seals and condition, unloading materials, and verifying deliveries against packing lists.
• Report damaged product, missing seals, quantity discrepancies, or other receiving concerns to the supervisor and/or Quality Assurance (QA).
• Record receipts and maintain accurate shipping and receiving documentation in JD Edwards (JDE), including packing lists, bills of lading, logs, and shipment confirmations.
• Prepare outbound orders by picking and scanning product from the cooler, staging and loading trucks, checking trailer cleanliness and temperature, and following required sealing procedures.
• Maintain accurate inventory through cycle counts, FIFO rotation, discrepancy reporting, and organization of cooler and storage areas.
• Monitor and order assigned packaging and warehouse supplies to support daily operations.
• Perform basic daily inspections of forklifts and electric pallet jacks, including applicable battery checks, when trained and authorized.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and assist the packaging/dry-pack operation as workload allows.
• Follow all site safety, food safety, sanitation, and applicable FDA, HACCP, GMP, and OSHA requirements; complete required training and promptly report injuries or unsafe conditions.
• Communicate shipment issues, shortages, and order changes to drivers, supervisors, Planning, QA, and other affected departments; work overtime or occasional weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic computer skills, including email, data entry, and spreadsheets; ability to learn JD Edwards (JDE) and other shipping or inventory systems.
• Ability to read and verify packing lists, bills of lading, labels, lot information, and shipment details.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks, and meet time-sensitive shipping and receiving deadlines.
• Reliable attendance and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to follow established procedures for product handling, food safety, equipment operation, and workplace safety.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous shipping, receiving, warehouse, distribution, or inventory experience.
• Experience with inventory management or enterprise resource planning systems. Forklift or electric pallet-jack experience; site-required training or certification is a plus Physical Demands These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the jo These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the job. The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator may spend up to 8 hours standing and sitting, bending, twisting, turning, using arms and hands for reaching, lift items weighing up to 50 pounds, may need to climb up and down ladders, will need to be able to see naturally or with correction, to safely perform designated tasks. Work Environment The distribution center floor is a busy facility. The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator will have exposure to a moderate level of constant noise that may make it difficult to concentrate. The plant conditions vary greatly in temperatures from hot and cold with exposure to dust and fumes. The Shipping Coordinator will need to be able to work with food grade chemicals required for proper daily sanitation of all equipment. The office may be a busy facility. The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator may have to manage a number of projects at one time, and may be interrupted frequently to meet the needs and requests of members, residents, clients and contractors. The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator will need excellent organizational and time and stress management skills to complete the required tasks. The office may be noisy and busy making it difficult for the Shipping and Receiving Coordinator to concentrate. The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator will have to manage a number of requests and situations at one time Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts & Health Savings Accounts
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short term/Long term disability
• Volunteer time off (VTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet insurance