Shipping and Receiving Clerk II

HEARTLAND FABRICATION • Brownsville, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping and Receiving Clerk performs routine shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, documentation, and production-support activities. The position verifies incoming and outgoing materials, maintains accurate Global Shop and inventory records, prepares shipping documents, operates authorized equipment, and helps resolve routine material and transaction issues.

The role supports production and facility operations by receiving, documenting, staging, moving, and shipping materials. It requires accurate inventory tracking, safe handling of materials and equipment, and communication with internal departments and external suppliers, carriers, drivers, and customers. The clerk follows established procedures and safety requirements, resolves routine issues, and escalates unusual, unresolved, or higher-risk concerns.

This is a safety-sensitive position in a heavy industrial worksite. Work may involve outdoor elements, extreme temperatures, dust, chemicals, loud noise, and physical activities including extended standing, lifting, bending, crouching, climbing, and working in confined spaces. PPE is required. Overtime and flexible scheduling are required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Attention to detail in producing accurate counts, records, and documentation.
• Safety awareness and ability to recognize hazards and prioritize safe work.
• Problem-solving skills, including identifying root causes and knowing when to escalate.
• Clear communication and teamwork skills across departments.
• Organization and adaptability in managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to work confidently in Global Shop, Microsoft Office, and digital tools.
• Dependability, accountability, and follow-through on assigned work.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements described, including extended standing, lifting, bending, crouching, climbing, and working in confined spaces.
• Ability to work in a heavy industrial environment and exposure to outdoor elements, extreme heat and cold, dust, chemicals, and loud noise.
• Ability to use required personal protective equipment.
• Compliance with safety-sensitive position requirements and pre-employment and reasonable-suspicion drug testing.
• Ability to work overtime and flexible schedules.

Nice To Haves

• Material-handling equipment experience; training and authorization are based on job assignment and business need.
• Warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory, manufacturing, construction, or heavy-industrial experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify incoming plate, structural steel delivered by railcar or truck, plant supplies, and other materials against purchase orders and packing documents; report shortages, overages, damage, or documentation issues.
• Prepare packing slips, bills of lading, and other outbound documentation, and verify outgoing material, quantity, identification, destination, and carrier information before release.
• Label, stage, pack, load, unload, and deliver materials for production and facility operations.
• Maintain clean, organized, and clearly identified storage, loading, and staging areas.
• Enter receipts, issues, transfers, adjustments, and storage locations accurately in Global Shop or other approved systems.
• Perform cycle counts, assist with physical inventories and audits, and investigate discrepancies between system balances and physical counts.
• Make or request inventory corrections only in accordance with established authorization and documentation requirements.
• Maintain material identification, traceability, and location accuracy; report replenishment needs when minimum levels are reached.
• Operate forklifts, cranes, pallet-handling equipment, and other assigned equipment only after required training, evaluation, and company authorization.
• Assess load weight, dimensions, balance, equipment capacity, and travel path before moving loads; follow safe loading, stacking, load-securement, rigging, and spotter requirements.
• Complete required pre-operation inspections and report equipment deficiencies.
• Complete routine shipping, receiving, inventory, and material-movement work accurately and promptly; resolve routine issues within established procedures and escalate unusual, unresolved, or higher-risk issues.
• Support changing production, carrier, and material-delivery priorities; communicate concerns and work professionally with Production, Purchasing, Safety, Quality, suppliers, carriers, drivers, customers, and coworkers.
• Maintain dependable attendance and consistent compliance with procedures.
• Follow PPE, safety, environmental, and emergency-response procedures, including explosion-proof equipment requirements in designated paint or hazardous-material storage areas.
• Report spills immediately and assist with containment or cleanup only when trained, equipped, and authorized.
• Immediately report injuries, incidents, near misses, damaged material or equipment, and unsafe conditions.
• Follow requirements applicable to safety-sensitive positions and the HLF Drug and Alcohol Policy.

What This Job Offers

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