Shipping Clerk I

Neogen Corporation • Lansing, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping Clerk performs physical and administrative tasks involved in shipping, receiving, storing, distributing, and fulfilling orders for merchandise, products, materials, parts, supplies, and equipment. The role checks received and distributed goods against purchase orders or invoices, maintains records, rejects unsatisfactory items, packages products for shipment, records weights and shipping charges, and prepares records of merchandise shipped. It also involves reviewing customer orders and examining, stocking, and distributing inventory in warehouses, distribution centers, or manufacturing lines. The employee may lift heavy items and operate a forklift.

The position requires proficiency in distribution equipment and shipping processes for small-parcel, pallet, truckload, international, temperature-controlled, and hazardous-material shipments. Duties include accurate picking, packing, labeling, documentation, and shipment processing according to work instructions and customer requirements. The role is onsite in Lansing, Michigan, on a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of documented distribution or warehouse experience in an outbound or inbound function.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common shipping reports and regulatory documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to present information effectively to lower-level management.
• Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and averaging.
• Some experience with UPS WorldShip online and ability to learn more.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to sit; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach; talk or hear; stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Nice To Haves

• RF scanner experience.
• Forklift certification.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate necessary distribution equipment and train coworkers to use it.
• Use barcode scanners for order picking, inventory lookup and transfers, and saving and loading orders.
• Process UPS, FedEx, and DHL small-parcel shipments; verify order accuracy, complete paperwork, pack products, and process packages through the shipping station.
• Perform domestic and international small-parcel shipments and freight quotes.
• Pick, box, and ship temperature-controlled items and handle hazardous-material shipments.
• Complete AES/ITN numbers for UPS shipments.
• Pick pallet orders accurately, layer products properly, face product labels outward, label case counts, pack loose items, and verify order accuracy.
• Pick truckload and large orders accurately while following distributor requirements for expiration dates, case quantities, lot separation, palletizing, keeping like items together, and gravity-flow items.
• Pack loose or easily damaged items, complete shipment paperwork, and print address labels for multiple-pallet shipments.
• Prepare international shipments using heat-treated pallets and follow customer packaging requirements.
• Prepare international packing lists and commercial invoices and follow special customer requirements, including requirements for gravity-flow items, full cases, lot separation, and expiration dates.
• Check goods received and goods for distribution against purchase orders or invoices, maintain records, and reject unsatisfactory items.
• Review customer orders and examine, stock, and distribute merchandise, products, and materials in inventory locations.
• Prepare products for final shipment and record shipment weights and charges.
• Interface with management regarding duties and the department’s future development.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Career growth opportunities, including promotion from within and access to tools, training, and support.
• Meaningful work with an impact on customers, communities, and the world.
• Collaborative culture valuing innovation, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive benefits.

What This Job Offers

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