Logistics Technician

Dog food. Motor oil. Ballpoint pens. Light bulbs. Frozen dinners. Sneakers. It doesn’t matter what it is. If it’s a product that’s bought and sold, it’s a product that must be packed and shipped.

As a Logistics Technician, you’re the person who does the packing and shipping. Employed in the retail, manufacturing, and distribution sectors, as a Logistics Technician you will typically work in a warehouse environment, where you’re part of a team that moves products to and from storage so they can make it to market. In retail, that market might be a store out front. In manufacturing, however, it might be a store halfway around the world. These days, it might not be a store at all. Very likely, it’s the customer’s doorstep!

No matter where the product is going or how far it has to travel, your job as the Logistics Technician is to make sure it gets to its final destination. Often, that requires the following duties: receiving and unpacking shipments; collecting and assembling warehoused merchandise for shipping; packing and addressing outgoing shipments; stocking shelves and packing trucks; managing inventory; tracking shipments; and troubleshooting problems that arise during the shipping, receiving, and fulfillment processes.

Ultimately, logistics is about saving time and money. In collaboration with Logistics Managers and Logistics Analysts, therefore, your job also entails executing strategies that will help your company cut costs and improve customer service.

Essentially, you’re one of Santa’s elves, packing his sleigh for a night of deliveries — except that Santa is a company, his workshop a warehouse, and his sleigh a fleet of trucks, cargo planes, and delivery people!