Transit Shed Agent

at  DHL

IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE WORLD GET ON TOGETHER

Why do people call us the world’s most international company? Is it because we operate in more countries than any other logistics provider? Is it because we invented cross border shipping over 45 years ago? Or is it, perhaps, because what we do connects people across the world. And the more we can connect people, the better life on earth becomes.
We love our role in the world. And we’re looking for the right people to help us maintain – and grow it. People like you.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education & experience

• Previous experience in the courier industry
• Customs knowledge / experience
• Matric
• Valid driver’s licence code 8 or 10
• PC Literacy
• Internal DHL CIS Mandatory Training

ROLE CONTEXT

To ensure correct shelving, dispatching, sorting and bagging of Station / Service Centre material according to GSOP and also to draw up the relevant documents, preparation and lodging of RIB shipments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that all high value shipments are labelled and shelved according to the last 2 digits of the AWB
• Continuously check the part-shipments shelf and update SIS with the correct information
• Ensure that no plant, misrouted or incorrectly coded shipments are shelved
• Conduct store checks daily to ensure that each bonded shipment is accounted for
• Ensure that shipments older than 14 days are removed to the states warehouse (daily)
• Ensure that, when scanning shipments, the number of shipments are accounted for and that all shelves are scanned and that the comment on MWP indicates last location of shipments
• Ensure analysis of store-check is done and provide feedback to the Imports Department
• Ensure that all shipments needing pre-advising are placed aside until completions of releases. Continue to then shelve shipments according to the last 2 digits of AWB
• Ensure that multi-shelf shipments are checked and updated daily
• Check which part shipments have been transferred to stations / service centres and release multi-shelf pieces accordingly
• Ensure that when releases are obtained that the correct shipment(s) are drawn and released and that the invoice is attached to the shipment
• Check that the number of pieces on shipments corresponds with the number of pieces on the release
• Attach the release and invoice in such a manner that no other information is obstructed
• Check out released shipments and place on belt
• Ensure that all RIB shipments are scanned as under the correct code on MWP and that the comments filed states the AWB number used for carrier
• Shipments to be transferred down the Transit Shed belt and lodged at airline
• Ensure that all documents of the parcels are drawn as per the report received from the Imports Department within 1 hour of receiving the list
• Clear copies of the AWB and all pages of the invoice must be supplied to Imports stapled in the pre-arranged manner.
• Any shipment for which documents cannot be drawn must be checked on SIS and valid reason to be provided.
• Ensure that whenever a pre-cleared shipment arrives in Transit Shed with no invoice or release available, that the Imports Department is contacted and the AWB number is supplied. State ‘pre-cleared’, date of arrival and request for documents to be forwarded to the Transit Shed
• Ensure that whenever a shipment needs to be diverted to another destination involving a new delivery address, attach the new delivery address to the shipment and delete the incorrect address and destination code on the shipment.
• Always follow GSOP
• Ensure quality is always integrated into the business
• Assist supervisors with daily tasks as required