Shipping Clerk I - First Shift
About The Position
Performs the physical or administrative tasks involved in the shipping, receiving, storing, distributing, and order fulfillment of merchandise, products, materials, parts, supplies, and equipment. Checks goods received and for distribution against purchase orders or invoices, maintains records of goods, and rejects unsatisfactory items. Packages and prepares products and merchandise for final shipment and posts weights and shipping charges. Lifts heavy items and may operate a forklift. Prepares and maintains records of merchandise shipped. Reviews customer orders, examines, stocks, and distributes merchandise, products, and materials in inventory warehouses, distribution centers, or manufacturing lines.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Ability to interface with management regarding duties and future development of the department.
- Minimum of two years documented distribution/warehouse experience in an outbound or inbound function.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common shipping reports and regulatory documents regarding shipping.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to effectively present information to lower-level management.
- Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and averaging.
- Some experience with UPS World Ship online with the ability to learn more.
Nice To Haves
- RF scanner experience
- Forklift certification
Responsibilities
- Safely operate all necessary distribution equipment
- Train coworkers on all necessary distribution equipment
- Understand and utilize a bar code scanner for picking orders, inventory look-up, inventory transfers, and order management.
- Process small parcel shipments via UPS, FedEx, and DHL, including checking orders for accuracy, completing paperwork, packing basic and special product requirements, and running packages through the shipping station.
- Perform international and domestic shipments via small parcel carrier and obtain freight quotes.
- Handle temperature-controlled items, including pulling, boxing, and shipping.
- Handle all Hazmat shipments.
- Complete AES/ITN numbers for UPS shipments.
- Process pallet orders (LTL) by picking accurately, ensuring proper product layering, facing product labels, case count labeling, and checking order accuracy.
- Process TL/Large orders by picking accurately, understanding special distributor requirements (e.g., expiration dates, case quantity, lot separation, palletizing, item grouping, gravity flow items), checking order accuracy, packing fragile items, and completing paperwork.
- Print address labels for multiple pallet shipments.
- Understand and utilize heat-treated pallets for international shipments.
- Adhere to customer packaging requirements for international shipments.
- Prepare international packing lists and commercial invoices.
- Fulfill special customer requirements, including packaging and labeling gravity flow items, avoiding partial cases and split lots, meeting expiration date requirements, and printing address labels for multiple pallet shipments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
