SHIPPING & RECEIVING

Shipping / Receiving

Job Summary:

Packs and prepares customer orders for shipping, receives material and equipment, loads and unloads trucks according to established procedures and shipping regulations, meeting customer delivery requirements.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pick orders from stock or from staging area.
• Prepare product for shipping to customers.
• Ensure customer order and product match; box, crate, shrink-wrap as necessary.
• Contact carriers to schedule pick-ups, ensuring the meeting of customer delivery requirements.
• Operates forklift trucks (sit down or stand-up) as directed.
• Load trucks with outgoing products and unload trucks with incoming materials.
• Inspect materials and ensure bills of lading are correct.
• Verify the quantity and quality of material received.
• Place incoming materials into storage.
• Pull materials from storage and deliver to production as needed.
• Operate a bander to band boxes to be shipped.
• Affix completed address label and any other special labels required for the handling of material and specified by the carrier.
• Complete and maintain all required paperwork.
• Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, write, comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
• Must pass in-house forklift driving test.   Prior experience in driving and operating a forklift a plus.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations including:  shipping, receiving, inventory controls and OSHA regulations.
• Excellent communication skills required for both internal and external customers.
• Must have valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one.
• Basic computer and data entry experience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Basic math skills.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or touch controls continuously.  
• Frequent bending and stooping.
• On occasion, the team member may be required to reach above the shoulders.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds continuously and up to 30 pounds frequently.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime will be required during peak business periods and to meet business needs.

Work Environment:

• Works indoors in warehouse settings, which are often cooler or hotter than traditional offices.  
• The noise level is often high due to the use of various equipment.