Shipping Associate I (Administrative)
Summary:
Assemble orders and prepare goods for shipment. Count, measure or weigh articles to verify contents of shipments against bills of lading, invoices or storage receipts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Compare identifying information and counts, weighs or measures items of outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
- Unload and unpack incoming shipments.
- Package shipments in accordance with established work instructions, procedures and specifications utilizing required packaging materials.
- Print packing slips; track serial numbers applicable to daily shipments.
- Examine outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
- Examine articles for defects; sort articles according to extent of defect; record factors causing goods to be returned.
- Process material from Inspection to stock location in Stockroom.
- Interface with freight carriers.
- Enter daily shipping transactions into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, as required.
- Work with all departments to ensure shipments are on time. Communicate any issues to supervisor.
- Train and perform Quality Management Systems cross-functional internal audits.
- Comply with all in-house training as identified in job specific family and or specific training plan.
- Support all corporate and site 6S objectives.
- Perform all other duties, as assigned.
Job Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple priorities.
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Detail oriented & good math skills.
- Ability to lift/carry minimum of 40 lbs.; ability to stand, bend, push, lift/carry and stoop at least 8 hours per day.
Experience/Education:
- High School diploma/GED or equivalent experience.
- 1-3 year's of experience in shipping in a warehouse or contract manufacturing environment.
- Fork Lift experience preferred.
