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.

Performs other related duties as required or directed.

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.