Shipping/Receiver

SUMMARY: Perform a variety of duties to prepare to ship and receive finished goods and raw materials in accordance with specified requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with and understand work orders and purchase orders, written and verbal instructions for shipping and receiving a variety of materials.
• Prepare freight in accordance with work orders and purchase orders.
• Verify all incoming or outgoing freight is proper material weight, container, label, palletizing, and wrapping as specified on work order or purchase order.
• Verify all freight and notify Production Office of any inventory variance.
• Resolve or bring any problems to attention of department supervisor.
• Complete work orders and purchase orders by recording quantities, lot numbers, and any other required information on the work order or purchase order.
• Load and unload trucks using forklift, pump jacks and barrel handling equipment.
• Follow prescribed safety precautions, established company and department policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
• Detect and report improper operations, faulty equipment, damage, questionable conditions of material to department supervisor.
• Maintain work areas, warehouse aisles, main floor, and facility grounds and equipment in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Upon completion of daily production, record completed work orders and purchase orders on respective logs and distribute freight to specified areas in warehouse and grounds.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, with one to two years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Basic reading and math skills required to allow accurate processing of orders and following of department procedures.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow with acute attention to detail.
• Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Good judgement with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Creative, flexible, and innovative team player.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Hazardous Waste and Material shipping experiance preferred.
• Train as per Shipping category in Procedure # SAFETY-TRAIN training grid. Retrain every 3 years in Hazardous Waste Handling.
• Review department SOPs with Supervisor.

• Proficient on MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.).
• Fourth Shift experience a plus.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Continually required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• Continually utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard.
• Continually work near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, or kneel.
• Frequently required to lift/push/carry items up to 50 and at times more than 50 pounds with mechanical assistance.
• Use lifting equipment and various types of fork trucks (training provided and required).
• Occasionally exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Frequently work near moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to loud noises.