General Helper - Customs

Title : Customs Release Agent

Industry : Freight Forwarding / Customs Brokerage

Location : St-Bernard-de-Lacolle

The Customs Clerk responsible for supporting the process of providing customs release of merchandise for customers and is required to research information, input data in our AS400 system, transmit data to Canada Customs, work with various governmental departments, fax documentation;

answer phone calls and e-mails to facilitate the smooth operation of the process.

This is a contract with possibility of permanency, with room for internal advancement!

Apply now :

[email protected]

[email protected]

Advantages

Full time schedule on rotation week by week, requires someone with flexible schedule :

• Rotations : Monday to Friday 8am to 4 : 30pm and Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 6 : 30pm
• Overtime paid time + half
• Working on rotating holidays (Except Christmas and New Years), paid time + half
• Parking on site
• Pay ranges 20 - 24 / hr + overtime pay

Temporary to permanent position, once permanent :

• Company pension plan, with match
• Full insurance package (medical, dental, vision, life)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off, vacations and personal days
• Tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Assist and examine shipment requests, print summary cargo release lists for submission prior to truck arrivals to customs
• Reviews and prepare High Value Shipments (HVS) and pre-Arrival Review System Entry (PARS) entries
• Data entry duties for Low Value and High Value shipments (LVS and HVS)
• Assign the brokers to electronical shipments and communicate with import brokers for shipment information
• Prepare EDI entries for customers
• Prepare export documents for shipments when refused by customs
• Enter all Status Exception Scans on all shipments held at and then release from CBSA border
• Verify all PARS entries on ACI manifests and ensures that all HVS shipments have released code for customs
• Drive to the border in Lacolle (5 minutes) to verify packages from drivers

Qualifications

• High school diploma required
• Valid drivers license necessary to go to CBSA Border
• Physically capable of lifting and moving boxes on a regular basis
• Comfortable working overtime hours, being flexible with schedule
• Experience in Customs Brokerage or Transport related company is an asset
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft, AS400, photocopiers, etc)
• Physically capable of lifting and moving boxes on a regular basis
• French and English is necessary
• Professional demeanor, dealing with CBSA workers daily

Summary

Focusing the Transport & Logistics industry, we are here to help you find the right job in this field. We invite you to reach out to Melissa Cumetti or Philippe Pilon :

514-695-3315

[email protected]

[email protected]

Add us on LinkedIn :

• https : / / www.linkedin.com / in / melissa-cumetti-2ab401169 /
• https : / / www.linkedin.com / in / philippepilon /

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