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Logistics & Shipping Coordinator
Location: Near Columbia, MO
Pay: $24–26/hour
Type: Direct Hire
Schedule: 1st shift (flexible start times between 7:00–8:00am; typical hours 8–5)
About the Role
Kelly Services has a client located near Columbia, MO looking for a Logistics & Shipping Coordinator. This position serves as the primary point of contact for all site shipping and logistics coordination. This role focuses on tracking, documentation, compliance, and coordination, rather than traditional warehousing or material handling.
You’ll ensure shipments move accurately from Point A to Point B, comply with all regulatory requirements, and maintain strict chain-of-custody standards—particularly for temperature-controlled and regulated materials. Your desk will be located within the warehouse environment, but the role is primarily administrative and coordination-based, with occasional light physical activity as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments for internal and external clients
- Ensure shipments comply with local, state, federal, and international regulations
- Maintain accurate chain-of-custody documentation throughout the shipping process
- Schedule and monitor shipments, proactively resolving delays or compliance issues
- Ensure cold/cool chain integrity for temperature-sensitive materials
- Prepare customs documentation, invoices, and shipment records
- Track shipments using Excel and internal systems (Workday or SAP experience a plus)
- Communicate shipment status clearly to internal teams and external partners
- Coordinate couriers, freight forwarders, and shipping vendors
- Maintain inventory of shipping supplies and ensure equipment is calibrated as required
- Support clinical kit distribution and regulated material handling as needed
- Perform light physical tasks (moving packages, occasional unloading, use of pallet jack or carts)
- Recommend process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
What This Role Is (and Is Not)
This role IS:
- Detail-driven
- Compliance-focused
- Excel-heavy
- Tracking-oriented
- Process-focused logistics coordination
This role is NOT:
- High-volume warehousing
- Picking/packing production work
- Forklift-only material handling
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required; college degree preferred
- Experience in logistics, shipping coordination, or regulated environments preferred
- Pharma, healthcare, or GxP experience is a plus (not required)
- Strong Excel skills required (formulas and VLOOKUPs a plus)
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Comfortable tracking multiple shipments simultaneously
- Ability to work in an environment with animals on site (including odors)
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
- IATA / Dangerous Goods knowledge preferred or ability to certify within 30 days
Work Environment & Perks
- Casual dress code (jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes)
- Climate-controlled warehouse environment
- Flexible scheduling (supportive of family needs when work is covered)
- Small, collaborative team (3 total on site)
- Opportunity for growth as the site expands
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)/RRSP with company match
- Paid Time Off and holidays
- Paid sick and bereavement leave
- Employee assistance and telehealth programs
- Ongoing training and development
Kelly helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work in industries such as accounting and finance, education, engineering, government, manufacturing and production, technology, and more.
Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we’ve become experts in the many specialties and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect 450,000+ people with work every year. We ensure companies have the people they need, when and where they’re needed most.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we’ve become experts in the many specialties and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect 450,000+ people with work every year. We ensure companies have the people they need, when and where they’re needed most.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Company Description
Kelly helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work in industries such as accounting and finance, education, engineering, government, manufacturing and production, technology, and more.\r\n\r\nSince inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we’ve become experts in the many specialties and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect 450,000+ people with work every year. We ensure companies have the people they need, when and where they’re needed most.\r\n\r\nKelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
