Shipping and Receiving Driver

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:
The driver ensures that tools and/or materials are handled and delivered in a safe and timely manner while providing excellent customer service to customers and vendors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Load and unload delivery vehicles, lifting and carrying product and stocking in appropriate areas in a timely manner.
• Deliver a wide variety of items to different addresses.
• Inspect vehicle, responsible for oil change and tire maintenance.
• Maintain professional presentation and excellent customer service.
• Support overall logistics and material handling needs throughout the shop when not driving.
• Assist with preparing shipments/tools by assembling, packing, protecting, and labeling when not driving.
• Operate equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks to move or hoist materials to proper departments or areas.
• Ensure that all AIT tools are free of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and Foreign Object Damage
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Certification Requirement and Preference.
• One to three years related experience.
• Must be able to pass driving background check.
• Must have valid driver’s license and CDL Class A.
• Three to Five years prior shipping and receiving experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Familiarity for Bills of Material (BOMs)

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• N/A

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Comfortable working in foreign business environments; must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Follow processes and standard procedures.
• Hands on, get it done attitude.
• Read design drawings for Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Display a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understand how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Provide excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ensure that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems.
• Perform consistently under stressful conditions.
• Easy to approach and can build constructive and effective relationships.
• Can handle frequent interruptions and can multi-task.
• Identify problems and review relevant information to develop options, then implement the solutions.
• Work effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:Environment Type:

• Indoor. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled, unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Bloodborne pathogens
• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Extreme cold or heat (weather)
• Noisy environment
• Metal shavings
• Traffic accidents and road conditions
• Wet, damp, and/or humid conditions

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve local travel up to 90% of your work day.

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.

• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more.
• Operate a motor vehicle, forklift, and/or other heavy equipment.

AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.

Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at askhr@aint.com.

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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