What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping and Receiving Clerk position at TentCraft?
Who are we?
Rooted in humility, hard work, and some fun and a little weirdness (one of our six ‘Guiding Principles’), TentCraft is a capabilities rich manufacturer with a no-shame obsession with the world of experiential and outdoor marketing. We live, work and play in Traverse City, Michigan, and while you’ll find our work nationwide, we operate together from a single facility. Everything we design, engineer, build, print and sew happens under one roof and is proudly American made. Long story short, we’re one big talented team of LEAN thinkers dedicated to Make it Better from sea to shining sea for our clients and our TentCraft family. We’ve always got continuous improvement on our minds and creative solutions are our jam, so if we need to get a little scrappy to make magic actually happen, we’re down for that.
Cool, right? Sound like you? Let’s talk!
Job Duties:
We are looking for someone to join our growing Logistics Team. The Shipping and Receiving Clerk will be part of a small but mighty team of product movers, ensuring inventory and shipping accuracy in every step. This position is full time, 40 hours a week Monday through Friday, 8 hour shift 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Position hourly range starts at $18.00 an hour.
- Prepare product for shipment upon completion in Final Inspection, ensuring products are labeled and palletized (if applicable) appropriately for customer delivery
- Utilize the forklift and electric pallet jack as required to transport product as needed
- Prepare, stage and load shipments for customer pick-up
- Process shipments in ERP
- Greet drivers, load outgoing trucks and unload incoming deliveries and inspect for damage
- Verify incoming receipts and packing slips against Purchase Orders; coordinate with Purchasing and Carriers on any required resolutions
- Prepare packing slips for receiving into ERP
- Deliver departmental purchases to appropriate locations throughout the company
- Conduct put away of inventoried items to assigned locations, utilizing the forklift, 4 axis forklift and electric pallet jack as required
- Physically transfer material between locations as requested by various departments, utilizing forklifts and pallet jacks as required
- Pick up purchases from local supplier with the company vehicle(s)
- Build stake kits as requested
- Flex into other departments to assist when necessary
What you need:
- Strong work ethic; we will train the right person, experience is a plus
- Willingness to learn and retain information and easily adapt to change
- Detail oriented: inventory accuracy starts at the receiving door and must be guarded with your life
- Forklift experience desired but not required
- Michigan driver’s license and good driving record
- TEAMWORK: work closely with a diverse set of peers to drive and support growth and profitability
- COMMUNICATION: ability to communicate respectfully and not take anything too seriously
- FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRD: boring dorks need not apply
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly and be moving and or standing for up to 10 hours at a time
What we'll give you:
- 4 weeks of paid time off (YES, 4 weeks!) in your first year plus 7 paid Holidays!
- All of the training and ongoing support you could ever ask for
- A flexible work schedule. Work/life balance is important to us, and we encourage you to be active outside the office!
- A market competitive compensation package including health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
- Matching 401k (ROTH or Traditional)
- Annual Health and Wellness reimbursement
- A work culture to be proud of, we respect one another, accomplish a TON, and have fun doing it!
Bottom line:
We began as a start-up company within a large organization and have experienced rapid and sustainable growth by hiring A people who are committed to the continued growth and success of this company. We offer a tremendous work environment, great leadership and all the help you could ever ask for. We aren’t interested in job-hoppers or anybody looking to dip their toes in the water. We want people ready to jump in the deep end and help us continue to gain market share from our competitors, introduce new products and become an even better turn-key vendor for our clients than we currently are. Our goal is for this to be the best job you’ve ever had.
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