Description

Job Summary:

The shipping and receiving clerks work to verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, labeling, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying, and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products.

Pay: $17/hour +Shift Premium if working past 2pm

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required 
• Previous Hi-Lo experience required 
• Minimum of 1 year experience in shipping and receiving position preferred 
• Work Keys: National Career Readiness Certificate preferred

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

· Examine contents and compare with records such as manifests, invoices, or orders to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipments.

· Prepare documents such as work orders, bills of lading and shipping orders to route materials.

· Determine shipping method for materials using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes and rates.

· Record shipment data such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and

discrepancies for reporting, accounting and record keeping purposes.

· Confer and correspond with shipping supervisor to rectify problems such as damages, shortages and nonconformance to specifications.

· Responsible for storing shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.

· Deliver or route materials to departments using work devices such as a hand truck or hi-lo.

· Maintain/Conduct Inventory Control.

· Organize and maintain appearance of dock freezers and coolers, including tempering room and dock hallway

· Utilize FIFO procedures for all incoming and outgoing materials.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend English fluently.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving and shipping goods.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs and other      techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. 
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic 
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong time management skills
• Selecting and using training and procedures as needed when learning or teaching new things.      
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to see details at close range
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Basic computer skills

NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience that can be shown to provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Essential Physical Requirements of position: This position requires continuous: (continuous = 67-100% of the time) Talking, hearing, walking, sitting and driving. This position can require frequent: (frequent = 33-66% of the time) Pulling, lifting typing, reaching, standing, sitting, pushing, bending at the waist and twisting upper body. This position can require occasional (occasional = up to 33% of the time) Climbing and crouching

Physical efforts of the job: Frequent sedentary (up to 10 pounds) lifting and carrying. Occasional sedentary (up to 10 pounds) pushing and pulling. Occasional medium (up to 50 pounds) lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling. Occasional heavy (up to 100 pounds) and very heavy (over 100 pounds) pushing and pulling. Team lift for anything over 50.

Working environment: Production environment (cold temperatures may range from -10-65 degrees), outdoors environment (winter, spring, summer, fall).