Shipping & Receiving

Description

We are currently seeking a skilled and safety-conscious shipping and receiving professional to join our team. The shipping and receiving position will be responsible for receiving materials, preparing product to ship, moving materials needed in the production of our products.  This position will not only be responsible for the physical movement of product, but will also need to be able to move it in our electronic inventory system from place to place. 

Summary

Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments, prepares items for shipment, loads and unloads containers, trucks and vans using forklifts and hand trucks, stores, maintains and tracks inventory, by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

    1.  Thinks safety and exercises safe work habits in daily endeavors.

    2.  Carefully inspects incoming shipments for damage.

    3.  Unloads shipments from ocean-going containers, trucks and vans, mainly consisting of tractors, loaders, backhoes, mowers and related parts that are crated, on pallets, in boxes or on steel wheels, using forklifts and pallet jacks or driving the tractor under its own power, exercising care not to cause damage to the shipments or the container, truck or van it arrived.

    4.  Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures incoming items to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, serial numbers, orders, or other records.

    5.  Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, completes damage reports, records shortages, corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages, preforms quality audit on incoming shipments, confirms serial numbers, and completes receiving forms.

    6.  Operates forklift or uses handtruck to move shipments to storage or work area, routes items to departments.

    7.  Keeps and maintains inventory in orderly fashion and ensures inventory is used in a first-in, first-out manner.

    8.  Identifies outgoing shipments by model and serial numbers, matches parts to be shipped against orders, examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet quality standards and completes all required forms and identifying labels required for shipment.

    9.  Drives tractors onto outgoing trucks and vans, exercising care not to cause damage to the shipment or the truck or van being loaded, ensures truck drivers properly secure shipments and documents with pictures.

   10.  Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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.

    1.  Education and/or Experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three months related experience.

    2.  Language Skills - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

    3.  Mathematical Skills - Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement and volume, and both American and metric distance.

    4.  Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

    5.  Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual will be required to use a computer and Microsoft Office (Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Word).

    6.  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations -A valid Kansas driver's license, fork truck training certification.

    7.  Other Skills and Abilities – Safety training.

    8.  Other Qualifications – None.

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; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must lift 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral 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 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 frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Safety Rules and Regulations

All Safety Rules and Regulations will be followed.