Warehouse Coordinator Job at Federal Signal Corporation in University Park

Warehouse Coordinator

FS Depot has an immediate opening for a Warehouse Coordinator based at our University Park, Illinois facility. This role will assist, assign, schedule, and train FS Depot warehouse staff in daily order assignments related to emergency, daily, and stock orders in a proficient and safe manner. The coordinator assists warehouse supervisors to ensure products are received, put away, inventoried, and shipped in a timely manner to meet customer delivery dates.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Support warehouse supervisors with the daily scheduling of orders to be processed to ensure shipping commitments are fulfilled.
• Support organising and prioritising printed pick lists and labels by appropriate dates and colour codes.
• Utilise Smartsheet to monitor and update expedited requests received from the FS Depot Customer Service group to ensure emergency orders are being shipped on time.
• Act as a liaison between the warehouse and customer service groups to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Instil an awareness of safety by walking the warehouse and helping to identify safety concerns.
• Support warehouse staff by providing necessary prints and pictures to assist in the proper identification of parts.
• Monitor aging open orders (Cetova Report 550,570).
• Maintain processing of export orders, holding meetings with the customer support teams, utilising communication tools like Smartsheet to effectively ship international orders.
• Maintain small parcel damage claims process through the carrier’s website UPS, FedEx.
• Maintain ordering of warehouse packaging supplies to ensure no outages.
• Monitor & investigate customer issues, implement a tracking system, and report on the customer issues monthly.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education, Skills & Experience

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of five years of working knowledge in a computerized environment of material requirement planning, bills of material structure and their impact on inventory.
• Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge/Ability to use our JDE ("ERP") software system to pull useful information needed to operate the day to day functions of the position.
• Self‑starter capable of working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations; poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Analytical ability to gather and summarise data for reports, find solutions to administrative problems, and prioritise work.
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Anticipated Annual Salary

$44,311 – $63,302 + annual bonus

Benefits of Employment

Annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide a smoke‑free, drug‑free workplace.

About Us

FS Depot is the leader in supplying replacement parts and solutions to repair centres servicing municipal and industrial vehicles around the world. FS Depot is primarily engaged in supporting aftermarket parts for Federal Signal’s Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) business units, including Elgin Sweeper and Vactor Manufacturing. Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other protected status under applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available in the application process. All other applications must be submitted online.