Shipping Clerk

Vomela•Benton Harbor, MI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping Clerk is responsible for performing production operations to ensure utmost and ongoing efficiency, supporting quality improvement processes to ensure all deliverables are produced defect-free and aligned with technical specifications. This role involves following standard operational procedures and work practices, accurately and timely entering product receipts and shipments into the computer, and ensuring products are shipped to the correct location using various freight company software. The clerk will also maintain inventory accuracy, assist with inventory cycle counts, and provide necessary information to the Invoicing Clerk for customer invoicing. Duties include checking documents for specific shipping instructions, completing computer functions such as receiving goods and producing picking and packing slips, maintaining customer address lists, preparing labels and bills of lading, tracing shipments, answering the department phone, and confirming the quality and count of received goods. The role also requires assisting in packaging products, requesting necessary training, maintaining a clean work environment, and entering recommendations for improvements in safety, quality, rates, and yields. Safe working habits as detailed in the Company Safety Manual and Employee Handbook are essential, along with performing other tasks as directed by a supervisor.

Requirements

Vision must be correctable to 20/20.
Must be able to accurately distinguish and identify colors.
Must be able to stand for the duration of the scheduled shift, including overtime as required.
Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 65 pounds.
Must be able to push and/or pull up to 100 pounds.
Must be able to perform postural movements, including occasional bending, throughout the workday.

Responsibilities

Perform production operations to obtain utmost and ongoing efficiency.
Support ongoing quality improvement processes to ensure all deliverables are produced defect free and aligned with technical specifications.
Follow standard operational procedures and work practices and policies to ensure consistency of output.
Accurate and timely entering of all product receipts and shipments in the computer.
Ensure product is shipped to the correct location, per the shipping instructions provided using the various freight company software.
Maintain inventory accuracy.
Assist or perform inventory cycle counts.
Provide the Invoicing Clerk with the correct information to invoice the customer.
Check documents for specific shipping instructions.
Complete required computer functions such as receiving goods, completing job travelers and producing picking and packing slips as required.
Maintain customer address lists on computer.
Prepare ID labels, bills of lading, address labels.
Retain copies of bill of lading.
Trace shipments when needed.
Answer shipping department phone.
Run copies of instruction sheets.
Confirm quality of product and accuracy of counts of received goods.
Assist in packaging products for shipping adhering to the standard practice to ensure that a quality product is delivered.
Request any training required for you to succeed.
Maintain organized and clean work environment.
Enter recommendations to management for improvements in areas such as personal safety improved product quality better rates and yields, or any other matters that impact shop costs or employee’s health.
Practice safe working habits as detailed in the Company Safety Manual and Employee Handbook.
Do other tasks as directed by a supervisor.