Position Title: Shipping InspectorLocation: Champaign, ILStarting Pay for position: $18/hour THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES – HERFF JONESHerff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs. Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years. HERFF JONES, Shipping Inspector – Champaign, IL Position Summary:The successful employee will be cross-trained in a multitude of roles. Serves as final quality assurance inspector before shipping. Inspects various style of gowns and accessories to make certain the items match what is listed on the order and looks for overall quality. Performs various clerical tasks associated with the operation. Pulls and processes orders as needed. Our customers deserve to have the highest quality product. Core Activities: Pulls order envelope and checks items on the order for style color, fabric and quantity. Checks robes for size and proper label. Checks for soiled spots and cleans the spots if needed. Isolates defective gowns or accessories and re-routes them to appropriate supervisor for repair. Also expected to pull and process orders – meeting efficiency standards. Lifts and moves boxes (up to 50lbs) from factory to warehouse as well as to various areas of the factory. Will also be responsible for restocking our Quick-Ship and sales stock inventories as needed. Prepares products for shipping, ensuring ship dates are met. Other duties may be assigned. Success Indicators: Comprehend and process informationNotice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrongConcentrate and not be distracted while performing a taskCombine several pieces of information and draw conclusions Education / Certifications required: High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three month related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Physical Requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment varies but is typically moderate. Hand-wrist pronation and supination, hand-eye coordination, and firm grasping are required for manipulation. Fine motor skills and pinching of the pointer finger and thumb are constant when performing this job.Employee will be standing and moving around throughout the day; limited sitting.Employee will be bending at the waist and reaching up over head. Be able to lift and carry and push 50 lbs.About Herff Jones:Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones’ products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas and announcements as well as motivation and recognition programs. Focused on building long-term relationships through a nationwide network of over 1,400 employees and sales partners, the professionals at Herff Jones have been helping elevate the student experience throughout the lifelong journey of education for more than 100 years. For more information about Herff Jones, please visit www.herffjones.com. Herff Jones, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Herff Jones strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect and dignity. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Herff Jones. Herff Jones will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.