We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!
Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
Our Mission
We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!
Job DescriptionThe Pre-Employment Coordinator is responsible for reviewing and evaluating background check results to support compliant and consistent hiring decisions. This role adjudicates criminal, employment, and education screenings in alignment with company standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations.
This position also serves as a key liaison between internal teams, applicants, and the background screening vendor to ensure a smooth and timely screening process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adjudicate background checks (criminal, employment, education, and MVR as applicable)
- Apply company guidelines and regulatory requirements (FCRA, EEOC, state/local laws)
- Assess discrepancies and document clear, audit-ready decisions
- Act as liaison with requesters, applicants, and screening vendor
- Support adverse action process in partnership with HR/compliance
- Monitor performance metrics (turnaround times, backlog, vendor SLAs)
- Identify trends and recommend process improvements
- Coordinate Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with the screening vendor
- Support Americas Security, Health and Safety team as needed
Required:
- 3+ years experience with Expeditors
- Highschool diploma or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of criminal, education, and employment verifications
- Strong attention to detail and decision-making skills
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Preferred:
- 2+ years in background screening, adjudication, or HR compliance
- Familiarity with Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and applicable hiring regulations
- Experience in a high-volume, multi-state environment
- Vendor management experience
- Ability to interpret complex criminal records
- Experience with reporting, metrics, and performance monitoring
- Exposure to audits or regulated environments
- Process improvement and workflow optimization experience
The role reports to the Americas Director of Security, Health and Safety and can sit anywhere in the U.S.
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health Plan: Medical
- Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company
- Employee Referral Program Bonus
Skills Required
- 3+ years experience with Expeditors
- High school diploma or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of criminal, education, and employment verifications
- Strong attention to detail and decision-making skills
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- 2+ years in background screening, adjudication, or HR compliance
- Familiarity with Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and applicable hiring regulations
- Experience in a high-volume, multi-state environment
- Vendor management experience
- Ability to interpret complex criminal records
- Experience with reporting, metrics, and performance monitoring
- Exposure to audits or regulated environments
- Process improvement and workflow optimization experience
Expeditors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Expeditors and has not been reviewed or approved by Expeditors.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is supported through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that is positioned as a standout perk, including references to a purchase discount and contribution limits. Stock-plan availability is treated as a meaningful wealth-building component of the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Benefit materials also point to common add-ons such as HSA options, EAP support, and broad baseline coverage in job postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching that is repeatedly cited as a defined component of the package. Auto-enrollment/auto-increase features are also referenced as mechanisms that support participation and savings behavior.
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What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services. We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility. To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore. At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
