Shipping Clerk I

Neogen Corporation•Sterling, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Neogen is seeking a full-time Shipping Clerk to join its fast-paced Mount Sterling team. The role primarily involves picking and packing orders accurately using RF scanners and material-handling equipment, while also supporting receiving and warehouse operations. The position is first shift and team-based, with ongoing training and full benefits. The work may involve hot and cold environments, extended periods of standing and walking, and lifting items of varying weights. The Shipping Clerk pulls and verifies small-parcel and truck orders, prepares packaging slips, and handles packaging economically while maintaining customer presentation. The clerk also unloads and processes incoming shipments, monitors and organizes inventory, supports physical inventory, performs daily forklift checklists, and contributes to a safe, clean, orderly warehouse. Other duties and projects may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Minimal experience with shipping and operating a forklift.
Ability to interface with management regarding job duties and the department’s future development.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common shipping reports and shipping-related regulatory documents.
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, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and averaging.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods and work in hot and cold environments.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Some experience with UPS World Ship online and the ability to learn more.

Responsibilities

Pull orders and screen them for accuracy before pulling inventory.
Operate scanning equipment proficiently and pull small-parcel and truck orders promptly and economically according to written procedures.
Manage shipping expenses and packaging costs while ensuring good customer presentation.
Pull packaging slips and place them with the pulled inventory before quality checks.
Identify process improvements to increase shipping and receiving efficiency.
Unload carrier shipments and reconcile them against the appropriate paperwork.
Process received shipments according to written procedures.
Provide input to the Supervisor on ways to make the warehouse more economical for picking and shipping.
Monitor inventory levels and advise the Supervisor when product inventory is low.
Organize product storage to support efficient picking for customer shipments.
Store finished products according to product labels and inventory control procedures.
Complete miscellaneous projects assigned by the Supervisor.
Work with employees to maintain a safe, clean, and orderly warehouse.
Perform daily checklists on warehouse forklifts.
Assist with physical inventory.