Shipping & Receiving Clerk Mon To Fri 200pm to 1030pm

Customized Distribution Service•Wharton, NJ

About The Position

The Shipping and Receiving Clerk coordinates drivers arriving to pick up warehouse product with warehouse operations personnel. This clerical role focuses on ensuring that paperwork for shipments leaving a CDS distribution center is complete and error-free. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
1.5–2 years of recent experience in a similar role; preferably in a fast-paced distribution environment.
Proficiency with an RF scanner.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
Ability to use a computer, word processing software, and spreadsheet software.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English, and to compose reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and respond effectively to questions from managers, clients, employees, customers, and the general public.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; create, understand, and use basic Excel reports; and accurately read, interpret, and process lengthy strings of digits.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a warehouse management system (WMS).
Experience with RF-based warehousing.

Responsibilities

Comply with company policies, procedures, and expected standards of behavior.
Obtain daily scheduled shipment information from customer service and coordinate with operational staff to support the shipment schedule.
Organize customer orders by appointment time.
Enter daily activity information into electronic systems.
Check drivers in and out; print bills of lading (BOLs), assign seals, and print labels and outbound detail staging reports.
Obtain shipper's release numbers, destinations, and trailer numbers.
Assign warehouse doors to drivers.
Update arrival and departure event information on the board and in electronic yard management system order profiles using information obtained from drivers.
Print or reprint orders as necessary.
Ensure operators complete order profiles correctly.
Work with supervisors to achieve daily dock goals.
Keep shuttle orders moving to operations in a timely manner for continual, quick turnaround, where applicable.
Maintain and update the schedule and board throughout the shift.
Answer phones, direct calls to the appropriate party, and provide information to callers as needed.
Coordinate with operational resources to ensure shipments are completed accurately by their scheduled departure times.
Work with customer service on schedule and order changes throughout the day.
Maintain accurate, organized files for the day's transactions.
Communicate the day's operations to the next shift before the end of the shift, where applicable.
Scan BOLs to the appropriate databases and turn in all BOLs to the office at the end of the day.
Perform door and yard checks.