Temporary Shipping Clerk
About The Position
Westlake is looking to hire a Temporary Shipping Clerk. This position is Monday to Friday, 8 hours/day, with wages of $24.20/hr. The role involves supporting the Shipping Department, organizing trucks/couriers, creating shipping documentation, and communicating with various teams. The clerk will also be responsible for receiving products, arranging outbound and occasional inbound shipments, assisting with inventory counts, and providing general administrative support. This role requires planning loads, processing shipping documents (Domestic and International), assisting with customer returns, coding freight invoices, and adhering to all safety rules and training.
Requirements
- Grade 12, with strong Math skills and attention to details.
- Safety oriented.
- At minimum, three years’ experience in shipping administration, preferably gained in a manufacturing or warehousing context.
- Familiar with fast-paced environment.
- An able communicator, effective in verbal and written forms, including electronic media.
- Computer literate with Outlook, Word, Excel.
- Must have experience working with and a major ERP platform (preferably JDE, SAP, and TMS).
Responsibilities
- Organize trucks/couriers and create required pick/pack slips and shipping documentation in JDE.
- Use TMS to tender loads to carriers.
- Communicate with CSR team and other departments when needed.
- Pre-call customers prior to shipping.
- Receive products and materials delivered to Abbotsford manufacturing site in JDE.
- Arrange outbound shipping of Maintenance/Production Department equipment & parts and QC samples.
- Occasionally arrange inbound shipments for production and other departments.
- Assist with finished goods cycle counts and provide stock-checks for the Shipping and Customers Service teams.
- Assist Shipping Supervisor to assign and prioritize customer shipments to hourly Loader Operators.
- Provide general administrative support of the Shipping team, including scanning shipping and receiving documents.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Shipping Supervisor.
- Plan loads and process the shipping documents (Domestic and International).
- Assist with customer returns.
- Code the freight invoices in third-party software program.
- Follow all safety rules and complete all safety trainings.
- Provide vacation coverage within Shipping department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
