Logistics Clerk Shipping Receiving

MCC • Niles, IL

2d

About The Position

The Shipping and Receiving Clerk is the primary point of contact for incoming and outgoing drivers. The role completes paperwork, maintains schedules, ensures shipping and receiving documentation is accurate and complete, and provides information to internal and external contacts. The clerk verifies and records incoming and outgoing shipments, unloads received shipments, and prepares items for shipment. The position works Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at $20.00 per hour.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to operate a forklift and a pallet jack.
• Ability to read and interpret documents accurately, write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively with customers and associates.
• Ability to calculate figures using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and apply basic algebra concepts.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form, and to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of standing, using hands and fingers, reaching, walking, stooping, kneeling, crawling, or crouching.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently up to 45 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Pull customer orders and prepare related shipping documents accurately and promptly.
• Prepare skids or pallets for shipping and stretch-wrap completed skids.
• Unload raw materials from trucks in a timely manner.
• Unpack and examine incoming shipments; reject damaged items, record shortages, and correspond with shippers to resolve damage or shortages.
• Route items to the appropriate departments.
• Scan materials into the computer system using a scan gun and load tags.
• Operate a forklift or use a hand truck to move shipments between the shipping and receiving platform and storage or work areas.
• Compare identifying information and count, weigh, or measure incoming and outgoing items against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Prepare and route incoming and outgoing articles for shipment to their final destination or placement in MCC inventory according to established specifications.
• Determine shipping methods and schedule freight carrier pickups.
• Complete shipment manifest paperwork.
• Coordinate shipping efforts with the Customer Service department.
• Affix shipping labels to packed cartons.
• Pick inventory items released for shipment from Work in Progress and Inventory.
• Maintain an inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Assist in maintaining equipment for optimal operation, including making adjustments, and assist with preventative maintenance.
• Follow established facility safety policies and procedures.
• Treat associates respectfully and professionally while adhering to the company code of ethics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and two floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED