Shipping and Receiving Associate

SUMMARY:

The shipping & receiving employee will prepare orders for shipment, complete all paperwork and ensure accuracy of the order to ship. Duties include but are not limited to, receiving in, storing and distributing all deliveries, as well as stock and restocking items in their proper locations as needed.

Employees will pick customer orders per pick ticket and ensure the accuracy of selected items and quantities.

Safety, organizational and housekeeping responsibilities are encompassed in the position. The employee will also follow all Food Safety rules and procedures pertaining to this job as outlined in the training program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Additional duties may also be included as directed by your lead-person or manager).

• Unload delivery trucks using a forklift, pallet jack, or other warehouse equipment.

• Receive in delivered product and label appropriately for easy retrieval.

• Put away materials and components for storage and/or use.

• Prepare orders for shipment per pick-ticket using a forklift or powered pallet jack ensuring accuracy of the shipment and associated shipping documents.

• Operate and inspect material handling equipment in a safe manner.

• Will review inbound shipments and verify items and quantities before taking delivery, signing BOL’s and receiving documentation. Will make notation of discrepancies and alert management.

• Stock and restocking of items in their proper locations in the warehouses as needed.

• Load and unload trucks as instructed.

• Verify inventory counts and physical inventory as required.

• Move materials in and out of work areas and the warehouse as required.

• Alert management of out of stock or low stock levels as discovered.

• Identify and label boxes, packages, and products as instructed by the picking information, your manager or lead person.

• Maintaining your work area in a cleaned and organized fashion at all times.

• Report any inefficient or unsafe conditions to management upon discovery of the conditions.

• Complete all paperwork accurately as instructed by your manager and lead-person.

• Perform all work using safety equipment as instructed while obeying all safety-rules and procedures.

• Must be able to work overtime without notice involving critical shipments and as scheduled by management.

• Fill out and turn into supervisor all paperwork and documents pertaining to shipping and receiving programs.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mathematical skills

• Ability to add, subtract, two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Forklift Certification. (Must be able to pass operating and written test. Training will be provided by the company)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle or free objects.

• The use of common hand tools and occasionally sharp tools are involved.

• The employee frequently is required to talk, hear, and communicate with other employees.

• The employee must be able to move and/or lift objects up to 50 pounds often.

Work environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and equipment.

• The warehouse area is maintained at cooler temps, 34-38 degrees.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)