Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Mayville Engineering Co. Brand • Beaver Dam, WI

7d

About The Position

The Shipping and Receiving Clerk transports incoming and outgoing materials to designated areas and operates forklifts, electric hoists, hand trucks, and other powered equipment to move and load materials. The role handles shipment documentation and computer transactions, verifies incoming and outgoing shipments, prepares and secures products for shipment, and routes received items to departments. It also includes maintaining inventories of shipping and receiving supplies and performing basic preventive maintenance on vehicles, such as daily inspections, battery recharging, and replacing LP tanks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, is preferred.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly sitting and talking or hearing; frequently handling or feeling items; and occasionally standing, walking, and reaching.
• Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Compare shipment identifying information and count, weigh, or measure items to verify them against bills of lading, invoices, packing slips, address labels, and other records.
• Determine the method of shipment.
• Affix shipping labels to cartons or stencil shipping information onto them.
• Assemble wooden or cardboard containers, or select pre-assembled containers.
• Place items into containers and secure products to pallets using stretch wrap or metal banding.
• Stamp, stencil, or glue identifying information and shipping instructions onto crates or containers.
• Examine outgoing shipments to ensure they meet specifications.
• Maintain inventories of shipping materials, receiving materials, and supplies.
• Operate lift trucks and hand trucks to move shipments between shipping and receiving platforms, storage, and work areas, and to load outgoing freight onto trucks.
• Perform required computer transactions.
• Operate weight scales and digital counters.
• Unpack and examine incoming shipments, reject damaged items, record shortages, and correspond with shippers to resolve damages and shortages.
• Route received items to departments.
• Weigh materials or products and record weights on tags or labels.
• Perform preventive maintenance, including daily vehicle inspections, recharging batteries, and replacing LP tanks.

What This Job Offers

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