Full-Time

Senior Shipping Lead

Deadline 9/30/26
Ocean Optics

Ocean Optics

51-200 employees

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

Compensation Overview

£35k/yr

Abingdon, UK

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
ERP
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • Experience managing a high volume of domestic and export shipments.
  • Knowledge of export and customs documentation and current regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to maintain accurate customer, product, and transactional data within an enterprise resource planning system.
  • Ability to calculate pallet requirements and coordinate transport bookings with logistics providers.
  • Ability to prepare export-related paperwork, including Chamber of Commerce declarations, supplier declarations, and attestations.
  • Ability to investigate and resolve product, labelling, delivery, and administrative queries.
  • Ability to prepare reports, analysis, and operational information while maintaining accurate records and filing systems.
  • Ability to draft professional correspondence, emails, and documentation.
  • Ability to complete administrative, operational, and compliance activities accurately and in line with company procedures.
Responsibilities
  • Provide support to the team leader and administration team.
  • Manage customer orders from post-packing through delivery, liaising with customers and internal teams to confirm requirements and resolve enquiries.
  • Maintain accurate customer, product, and transactional data within the enterprise resource planning system.
  • Prepare and verify export and customs documentation, ensuring compliance with current regulations and required timescales.
  • Monitor and prepare for incoming regulation changes affecting origin and destination requirements.
  • Produce export-related paperwork, including Chamber of Commerce declarations, supplier declarations, and attestations.
  • Coordinate transport bookings and work with logistics providers to ensure timely collections and deliveries.
  • Communicate production requirements, order updates, and schedule changes across departments.
  • Create and maintain product data and technical information across internal systems and customer documentation.
  • Investigate and resolve product, labelling, delivery, and administrative queries from customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Prepare reports, analysis, and operational information for management.
  • Draft professional correspondence, emails, and documentation.
  • Participate in departmental meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Complete administrative, operational, and compliance activities in line with company procedures.

Ocean Optics makes compact spectroscopy hardware and related optical sensing tools. Its flagship products are miniature, portable spectrometers used to measure light across wavelengths for scientists and engineers in fields like chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing. The devices work by detecting light that passes through or reflects from a sample and translating it into a spectrum—the distribution of light by wavelength—using optical components and a small detector. The company differentiates itself with a modular approach and small, affordable spectrometers that can be integrated into custom systems or handheld devices, enabling researchers to build compact spectroscopic tools rather than relying on large, expensive lab equipment. Ocean Optics' goal is to broaden access to spectral data by providing versatile, scalable sensing solutions that allow users to deploy spectroscopy across a wide range of applications and environments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dunedin, Florida

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Halma reported 16.2% photonics organic profit growth on June 11, 2026.
  • Ocean Optics launched the SR2 spectrometer on July 30, 2026, with higher speed and SNR.
  • Bioz tools drove record engagement in June 2025, strengthening inbound demand and citations.

What critics are saying

  • Edmund Optics now controls a major global channel and can squeeze margins by 2027.
  • Compact spectrometers face commoditization from Avantes, Hamamatsu, and Ocean Insight’s own resellers.
  • If Halma reallocates capital toward faster-growth photonics, Ocean Optics loses strategic priority.

What makes Ocean Optics unique

  • Ocean Optics commercialized the first miniature spectrometer and still defines portable spectroscopy.
  • Halma listed Ocean Optics across six global offices on August 26, 2026.
  • The September 22, 2025 Edmund Optics deal extends reach without building a sales force.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

4%
Ocean Optics
Aug 12th, 2025
Ocean Optics Partners with Edmund Optics for Global Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. - (August 14, 2025) - Ocean Optics, a pioneer in modular spectroscopy and a trusted name in optical sensing, is proud to announce a new Supplier Partner relationship with Edmund Optics.

Ocean Optics
Jun 23rd, 2025
Ocean Optics Launches Bioz Tool

To further enhance visibility and engagement, Ocean Optics has also added a Bioz Homepage Banner, ensuring that visitors immediately discover the powerful citation management capabilities available on its website.

EIN News
Sep 8th, 2023
Ocean Insight Announces Richard Curran as New President

Ocean Insight announces Richard Curran as new president.

Ocean Insight
Jun 22nd, 2023
Women in Engineering Day 2023

Ocean Insight has been named the Best Place to Work in both Central Florida and New York state.

Ocean Insight
May 3rd, 2023
Press Release: New Ocean SR series

Orlando, Florida, USA (May 4, 2023) – Ocean Optics, a brand of Ocean Insight, introduces compact, versatile Ocean SR series spectrometers distinguished by their rapid spectral acquisition speed and high signal to noise ratio (SNR) performance.