Transportation Assistant - GDEC TO23

Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Overview

The Transportation Assistant shall provide for the arrangement of material movement of commercial carrier pick-up and delivery. The successful candidate will assist with scheduling, coordination, and monitoring of transportation activities to ensure safe, timely, and efficient movement of staff, materials, or passengers. A high level of English proficiency is essential for this role.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepares staging labels to be placed on cargo, ensuring it is loaded in the proper equipment.
• Assigns seal numbers to each domestic shipment to ensure the cargo is secure and not tampered with while in transit.
• Monitors shipment from time the driver leaves the warehouse until receipt of shipment at destination.
• Processed Bill of landing is signed once the bolted seal is placed in the door of the equipment.
• Ensures that all domestic shipments are noted in the weekly, monthly, and yearly reports.
• Maintains spreadsheet on domestic shipment reports for accountability.
• Signs proof of delivery from the receiver on the delivery date.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• There are no supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) experience preferred.
• Previous experience in transportation, logistics, or administrative support
• Knowledge of local routes and transportation regulations.
• High School diploma/ bachelor’s degree preferred.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Experience in safety management within the manufacturing industry, with knowledge of factory safety standards and operational processes.
• Possess a valid HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) certificate and relevant professional certifications.
• Saudi national, familiar with local safety regulations and government procedures in Saudi Arabia.
• Fluent in English, with strong communication skills.
• Responsible for safety liaison between the factory and government departments to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, as well as emergency response capabilities.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude towards work and the team.
• Ability to operate skid steer, backhoe, mini-excavator, loader, trencher, etc.
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Driver’s License
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Continued employment is contingent on being able to deemed fit for work by the Saudi Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) by completing a physical through their approved hospital system.

Work Environment

The aforementioned work is performed in both an indoor and outdoor warehouse, as well as in an office setting.