Shipping and Receiving Inventory Clerk

Allied Valve Inc. of Joliet, IL is looking to hire a full-time Shipping and Receiving Inventory Clerk!

This full-time position earns competitive pay, depending on experience. Our employees are also eligible for generous benefits including company paid short & long term disability and life insurance. If you feel that you would be right for this job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Summary:

Responsible for maintaining inventory, ordering and supplying necessary items while maintaining accurate records of inventory. Overall efficient shipping operations, including making and labeling boxes, prioritizing orders, preparing pallets, packing orders and accurately following shipping instructions. Completing bill of lading/tracking documents for all freight shipments. Must be familiar with FedEx, UPS, LTL and hotshot carriers.

Core Duties & Responsibilities:

• Able to learn company specialized software and perform tasks within the system.
• Looks for alternative means to fulfill the requirements of a production job when the requested materials are not available.
• Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in computation or count, and investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies.
• Weighs, bands, and/or shrink-wraps orders or other items for shipment.
• Checks shipments; labels and makes packing list and applies as necessary.
• Stacks boxes and stocks items received in appropriate areas.
• Labels items for easy identification, keeps warehouse clean and organized, etc.
• Performs semi-annual physical inventory, and frequent cycle counts
• Ship miscellaneous items, completed units, material etc.
• Receive and deliver UPS/FED EX.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Keep skid and carton area clean and organized, replenishing or removing items as necessary.
• Able to learn inventory process for staging areas, Work in Progress, and inventory items
• May be required to perform other related duties as required or assigned by supervisor.
• Verify serial numbers of incoming and outgoing products
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with vendors

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum 2 years of warehouse experience
• Basic computer literacy & familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Ability to obtain forklift certification within 90 days

Inter-Relationships:

• Contact with all levels of personnel within the company and with vendors
• Frequent contact with sales department

Preferred Experience & Aptitude:

• Basic understanding of inventory control procedures
• Extremely organized and able to perform assigned duties with minimum supervision
• Ability to multi-task and maintain stability under pressure
• Dependability, professional appearance & demeanor
• Must be a team-oriented employee with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible in relations with others and able to adjust to continuous change.
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs. May be required to sit and stand for long periods of time. Must be able to work overtime and flexible shifts.
• Experience working with computerized inventory systems preferred.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, demanding business environment.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions in English, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Strong initiative, problem solving and resourcefulness

ABOUT ALLIED VALVE INC.

We are leaders in safety, certification, and reliability, trusted by hundreds of companies for the manufacturing and on-time delivery of high-quality valve and actuator products. We have years of industry experience and leadership. Today, with seven facilities ranging from North Dakota to Ohio, Allied Valve employs more than 100 people and is a leading supplier of relief valves and valve services in the upper Midwest!

We have a team of talented and skilled professionals who are the key to our growth and success. We pride ourselves on our trained teams and take care of them with great perks!

Visit our website: https://alliedvalveinc.com/.