Crating & Packaging Specialist

Magnum Venus Products • Lenior City, TN

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About The Position

The Crating & Packaging Specialist / Driver performs physical and clerical tasks related to building crates and shipping containers for finished products and securing them for transportation. The position also supports incoming inspection and material movement, including loading and unloading trucks, shipping and receiving, and driving materials and products between company locations that are 15–20 minutes apart. The role is approximately 60% crating and packaging and 40% driving and material movement, although this may shift with operational demand. It supports shipping and receiving deadlines, safe shipments, inter-location logistics, and internal customer service.

Requirements

• Proficient woodworking experience, including carpentry and building crates and shipping containers.
• Ability to safely work with saws, hand tools, and blueprints.
• Advanced understanding of proper bracing, immobilizing, supporting, and fixturing of heavy components for transportation by truck, air, and ship.
• Ability to document and record shipments in writing and with photographs.
• Knowledge of standard mechanical parts.
• Knowledge of shipping and receiving documentation.
• Good math skills.
• Basic technology skills, including barcode scanning and document control.
• Ability to follow routine standard procedures and adjust when requested.
• Self-starter with good focus and responsiveness to multiple coworker requests.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate lifts, cranes, and hoists.

Responsibilities

• Build and secure wooden crates, shipping containers, and other packaging as needed.
• Assist in designing and implementing best practices and processes for shipping operations.
• Work with team leaders to schedule and anticipate production shipping needs.
• Prepare shipments according to requirements; assemble and check orders; pack, crate, and label items.
• Complete and maintain required paperwork and inventory transactions as needed.
• Check incoming deliveries against purchase orders and distribute them to the recipient or inventory location.
• Assist with loading and unloading trucks.
• Use shipping checklists and other documentation to ensure customer orders are complete and components are securely packaged.
• Communicate with supervisors, leads, and other operations personnel about depleting inventory, materials, and discrepancies.
• Operate a forklift, hand truck, and crane.
• Drive materials and products between company locations as business needs require.
• Perform incoming inspection and other duties as assigned.
• Work effectively as a team member and contribute to a positive workplace.
• Demonstrate company values.

Benefits

• Competitive medical plan, partially paid by the company.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and disability plan.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% match.
• Paid time off starting at 13 days per year.
• 9 company-paid holidays.
• 2 floating holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed