Assistant, Shipping
About The Position
This role is responsible for gathering all relevant shipping documents, ensuring the entire document package is intact, and affixing the correct label. The Assistant, Shipping will enter parcel shipments into UPS/FedEx computer systems and fill out appropriate Hazardous Materials paperwork if needed. This position will also contact LTL carriers/freight forwarders for pickup of truck shipments and load shipments into carrier vehicles, ensuring GMP, safety, and security requirements are met. The role requires ensuring paperwork is documented with appropriate data before the vehicle leaves and maintaining the shipping area in a clean condition in compliance with GMP requirements. A key responsibility is to double-check all products, labels, and documents to ensure correct items are shipped, while working within proper GMP, HACCP, Allergen, SSOP, Kosher, and Safety guidelines. Other tasks as directed will also be part of the role.
Requirements
- Attention to detail-specifically item numbers, lot numbers, container weights and units of measure
- Ability to read and comprehend (in English) shipping/safety labels, shipping instruction SDS's, digital scale readouts, shipping papers including various types of Hazardous Goods declarations, correspondence, code numbers and regulations
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Ability to convert pounds to Kilos and vice versa
- Ability to work with computers
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and oral instructions
- Hazardous Materials certification
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
- Periods of standing, walking, reaching and bending are required
- Ability to deal with strong odors
- Working knowledge of SQF, ISO 9001:2015, EFfCI, and HACCP
Responsibilities
- Gather all relevant shipping documents and ensure entire document package is intact
- Affix the correct label
- Enter parcel shipments in UPS/FedEx computer systems
- Fill out appropriate Hazardous Materials paperwork if needed
- Contact LTL carrier/freight forwarders for pickup of truck shipments
- Load shipments into carrier vehicles
- Ensure GMP, safety and security requirements are met when loading shipments onto carrier vehicles
- Ensure paperwork is documented with appropriate data before vehicle leaves
- Maintain the shipping area in a clean condition in compliance with GMP requirements
- Double check all products, labels and documents to ensure correct items are shipped
- Work within proper GMP, HACCP, Allergen, SSOP, Kosher and Safety guidelines
- Perform any other tasks as directed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
