*general job description*:
under limited 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.
- proficient in english (toeic 600 points).
*minimum experience*:
- four (4) years in international freight/cargo customs policies, procedures, rules and laws.
- demonstrated of airport and customs clearance procedures required.
- driver's license.
*minimum required skills*:
- good written and verbal communication skills
- 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.