LM300: Assoc Clearance Spec

Description

"Involves a basic level of processing, coordinating and obtaining customs clearance approval for import/export and transshipments of documents, packages, and merchandise in baggage or air freight under the direction of the Station Operations Manager.
Position in family will impact accountabilities such that Associate levels may complete
some tasks under guidance and may have responsibility for less complex tasks."

General job description:
Under closed supervision performs the following activities:
• Prepares necessary customs forms to enable import, export and transshipments procedures to take place in a timely, efficient and effective manner for consignments arriving/departing via aircraft. Ex. master airway bills, cargo manifests and general declarations, invoices and other related paperwork.
• Prepares forms detailing customs duties, tariffs and taxes/V.A.T. fees to enable timely recovery of costs.
• Prepares international manifests to ensure responsive and efficient customs clearance are possible.
• Ensures station's full compliance with country customs and tax laws and in line with FedEx policies, procedures, practices and rules.
• Interfaces with customs officials and coordinates customs activities with internal operation employees.
• Contacts customers for additional information and to inform them on duties and taxes to be paid.
• Maintains all customs documentation well organized and properly filed.
• Performs sorting, baggage support at airport and station and retrieves air freight from carriers as required.
• Pulls copy of AWBS of overages to ensure adjustment.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Education:
• High School degree/Equivalent.
• Basic English.

                                                      
Minimum Experience:
• Previous experience in international freight/cargo customs policies, procedures, rules and laws preferred.
• Knowledge of airport and customs clearance procedures preferred.

Minimum Required Skills:
• Ability to lift 70 lbs. (32 kgs) and to maneuver any single package weighing up to 150 lbs. (68 kgs) with appropriate equipment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Driver's license
• General office skills
• Computer literate
• CRT experience preferred

FedEx is widely acknowledged as a world-class company. We are honored and proud to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, a technology innovator and one of the world’s most admired and respected companies.

FedEx is consistently named among the World’s most valuable and admired brands. Some of our recent awards include:

• 2020 Fortune’s World Most Admired Companies (14th)
• 2019 Fortune’s Best Places to Work (15th)
• 2019 Forbes’s One of the “Best Employers for Diversity”
• 2020 FedEx LAC included in the GPTW’s Best Workplaces in Latin America Ranking (24th)
• 2021 FedEx Mexico was included in the GPTW Ranking for 18th consecutive years
• 2020 FedEx Mexico received the CEMEFI Certification for 13th consecutive years endorsing FedEx as a company socially responsible
• 2021 FedEx Chile was re-certified with Giro Limpio, a seal from the Agency of Sustainable Energy that seeks to improve the energy efficiency of the ground transportation sector, by reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
• 2019 FedEx Uruguay selected by GPTW among the 5 best companies to work for.