Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Position Overview:

Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

* Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

* Determines method of shipment

* Affixes shipping labels and/or other identifying information on packed cartons

* Assembles cardboard containers

* Inserts items into containers

* Posts weights and shipping charges

* Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.

* Routes items to departments

* Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications

* Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies

* Operates lift truck or uses hand-truck to move or convey shipments from shipping and receiving platform to warehouse or work area

* Other duties may be assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

* Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

* Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:

* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

* Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

* Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

* Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

DOT Hazmat Training

IATA certification

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of his job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k) Match

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person